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Some fleet and operator management sytems can improve safety and reduce product damage by accurately reporting truck impacts. (Crown Equipment Corp. photo)

Putting Real-Time Information to Good Use

Forklift fleet and operator management systems can improve warehouse operations' safety.

The Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia is the host site for the 2011 National Safety Congress & Expo. (Paul Loftland photo)

All Aboard for Safety

Historic Reading Railroad Terminal is the site of the National Safety Congress & Expo’s long-awaited return to Philadelphia.

Triple Play

Hazmat handlers need more than just HazCom training. Incorporating required elements from OSHA, EPA, and DOT works well.



By switching to wet collectors, many companies are upgrading their protection against dust fires and also improving air quality for workers at the same time. (Filter 1 Clean Air Consultants photo)

Water Filtration Snuffs Dust Hazards

Wet dust filters not only ensure regulatory compliance, but also can improve workers' comfort and production flow.

This adjustable mop handle features a double bend, padded grips, and a swivel top, reducing wrist strain and calluses, according to the manufacturer. (Kaivac Inc. photo)

Little Changes Solve Big Pain Problems

Manufacturers that make tools and equipment for use in offices and industrial settings can play a significant role in helping to minimize WMSDs.

Using the data collection software, I can see whether anyone is doing things that are just plain unsafe. (Industrial Scientific Corp. photo)

Gas Detection Programs of the Future

Here's a brief look into one company's gas detection program in the year 2021.

Banking on Bipartisanship

Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, has high hopes for increasing highway safety through the pending surface transportation bill.

Improving Personal Risk Assessments

The main risk is the person doing something unexpectedly themselves, like making a mistake. People don't evaluate that kind of risk very well or very readily.

Some day in the near future, all LOTO procedures will be digitally developed and stored on networked portable devices. (ESC Services, Inc. photo)

Lockout/Tagout Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond

Some companies see LOTO as a burden. But it is a competitive advantage to those willing to develop a program that is not only safe and compliant, but also highly efficient.

Five Reasons Why Your People Are in Danger

Employees must have a clear understanding of whom to go to with a complaint and how this is to be reported. There should be no confusion.

Words of Wisdom

When a safety manager explains what PPE he or she is recommending and why, that should be persuasive, says orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gregory C. Berlet, who sees the damage a severe crush injury leaves behind.

Doing the Right Thing: Optimizing Safety Incentive Programs Under OSHA's New Initiatives

The conflict between employers' love affair with effective safety incentive programs and OSHA’s concern that those same programs may encourage under-reporting has gone on virtually since the OSH Act became law in April 1971.

The Narrow-Minded CEO and the Smoking Gun of Injury Hiding

Behavioral science has proven countless times that both positive and punishing consequences affect our behavior.

Coming Out of the Fog

Are you seeing all of the barriers to protective eyewear compliance?

MSDS Evolution: From Document to Data to Globalization

Some may assume that the lion's share of the responsibility is upstream, but downstream employers are not exempt.

Do You Know How Badly Your Contractors Can Hurt You?

What training have they had? Are they qualified to the NFPA 70E standard and to 29 CFR 1910.332, 1910.333, and 1910.269?

Can GHS Work?

Safety Data Sheets will for the most part grow exponentially. And they still will be written by technical professionals for technical professionals.

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