What can engineering directors and facility managers do to move their facilities closer to NFPA 70E compliance when spending has all but ground to a halt?
The CDC published an interim guidance for critical workers who may have been exposed to a person with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
Last week, OSHA announced that it understands employers may have difficulty complying with OSHA standards due to the pandemic, and it will use discretion when considering employers’ “good faith efforts.”
When unexpected crises, like COVID-19, cause unexpected shutdowns, safety managers should capitalize on the opportunity to reevaluate safety procedures across the board.
This week, OSHA issued interim guidance on employers’ duties as they relate to recording cases of COVID-19.
With changes in a facility comes changes in its electrical hazards. Make sure you’re keeping up.
Engaging workers in safety is way more effective than telling them about it, or being passive.
From fire extinguisher training to prepared exit strategies to sprinklers, every aspect of workplace fire prevention affects worker and company safety.
Don’t let your industrial fires get out of hand—or happen at all. Here are some factors to consider.
Episode 10
Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with LJB Inc. Principal Thom Kramer to discuss OSHA's updated regulations on fall protection and walking-working surfaces.
Laser safety is a commonly misunderstood topic. Here are several of the major hazards of industrial class 4 lasers, and the current methods of protection.
From grain handling operations to heavy blast material, pit cleaning with vacuums allows workers to clean outside of confined spaces.
Episode 8
OH&S Editors Sydny Shepard and Amanda Smiley discuss the newest updates related to the Coronavirus, or COVID-19.
Confined spaces pose a number of physical and environmental hazards to a worker—and it’s critical that employers understand the risks, those most vulnerable and hazard mitigation techniques.
As the coronavirus sweeps across the globe, companies are wondering how to keep workplaces—not just individuals—safe from the disease. Read OSHA’s recommendations here.
In the wake of the coronavirus anxiety, healthcare workers say they do not have access to enough protective gear and protocols to protect themselves.
March is Ladder Safety Month. Here are some important ladder safety reminders to avoid accident and injury.
Connected and responsive technology can help improve security strategies within facilities, especially during emergencies.
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. has received OSHA citations for exit and storage hazards and faces $296,861 in penalties.
OSHA has launched an initiative to focus more agency inspections on reducing workplace hazards that could lead to amputation injuries in the Pennsylvania manufacturing industry.