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The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

When your data shows a troublesome negative trend, rely on core safety principles that have worked throughout the years to get things turned around and your program back on track.

Rigid rail fall arrest systems provide shorter free-fall distances, reduced risk of secondary fall injuries such as swinging into obstacles, and no negative impact on a second worker in the event of a fall. (Gorbel Inc. photo)

Creating a Fall Protection Plan and a Safer Workplace

Once a company determines the need for a fall protection system, there are four options to evaluate: eliminate, prevent, restrain, and arrest.

Protecting Workers from Risks Associated with Nanomaterials: Part I, Exposure Assessment

There are currently no legally enforceable occupational exposure limits and very few recommended limits for nanoscale forms of most materials.



Footwear in Focus

The starting point when selecting protective footwear is a Job Safety Analysis to understand the hazards that are present in a given workplace.

Filling a Critical Need for Training

A recent NIOSH study found workers from small companies and from well servicing companies are at greatest risk of dying in a motor vehicle crash.

The June 8-11 event in Orlando will be here before you know it, and it follows a highly successful conference in another prime destination, Las Vegas.

Looking Ahead to Safety 2014

The June 8-11 event in Orlando will be here before you know it, and it follows a highly successful conference in another prime destination, Las Vegas.

Preventing Fires in Fume Extraction Systems

Simply put, any time you have a spark, heat, and oxygen near a filter system, you run the risk of a smoldering fire or spontaneous combustion within the system.

Respiratory 101

"I usually tell class participants that conditions have probably changed, processes have changed in five, ten, fifteen years, and you should constantly be sampling and updating your initial exposure assessment results."

The medical helicopter crashed about one nautical mile from the airport where the pilot planned to refuel. The crash killed all four people on board. (NTSB photo)

Helicopter EMS Under Scrutiny Again

NTSB has reissued a recommendation that FAA require helicopter EMS pilots to undergo periodic, FAA-approved, scenario-based simulator training.

Keys to Boosting CPR Quality

Dr. Bentley J. Bobrow discusses the lessons for employers in a study that involved resuscitation training and AEDs that provide real-time CPR feedback.

Tangible Incentive Programs Improve Safety Results

It is a best practice to integrate training within the safety incentive program.

NHCA Conference Highlights Top Hearing Conservation Trends

A researcher from West Virginia University proposed a battery of audiologic tests that could help to diagnose solvent-induced hearing loss.

Effective Safety Recognition Programs: The Do's and Don'ts

Supervisors should seek out opportunities to catch employees working safely, using the right safety equipment and clothing, and following safe work practices.

Always test circuits for the absence of voltage before placing personal protective grounds.

Applying Personal Protective Grounds

Always test circuits for the absence of voltage before placing personal protective grounds. Just because you know it's de-energized doesn't mean that it really is.

Building a Culture of Safety

Gift card safety incentive programs are most effective when employees are incentivized based upon both lagging and leading metrics.

This year

Vegas App-eal

ASSE's Safety 2013 conference includes more than 250 sessions and one of the best safety and health exhibit halls of the year.

Survey Says . . . Renewed Commitment to Safety Needed

We need support, engagement, and managers and safety professionals who actually understand real-world performance concerns from our employees, so the proper solutions can be found.

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