The holiday season in the United States typically is marked by fires, driving hazards, and increased fall and electrical hazards at home. What better time to focus on safety at home, at work, and on the road?
The International Safety Equipment Association's brief online survey asks buyers, users, and specifiers of PPE where they obtain product information, whether existing trade shows have value, and how to make them better.
After reviewing an appeal from an Ohio-based painting company, a judge has upheld the citations OSHA filed against the company.
Before Dec. 15, conduct an on-site compliance check. Confirm that workers elevated 6 feet or more above the lower level of a structure have OSHA-acceptable forms of fall protection.
The American Wind Energy Association and its allies are pleading with Congress to prevent the Production Tax Credit from expiring this year.
OSHA is about to begin enforcing an interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which requires workers 6 feet or more above lower levels to be protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or alternative fall protection measures allowed by other provisions of 29 CFR 1926.501(b) for particular types of work.
The National Safety Council celebrated its centennial in style, although not without some grumbling from exhibitors, and looked forward to the next chapter in its long history of service and advocacy.
This year's quartet discussed the value of prescription safety glasses, elements of a quality respiratory program, the new ANSI/ASSE Z359.14-2012 standard for self-retracting devices, and the added value of buying PPE from a Qualified Safety Sales Professional.
Three of the top five violations OSHA cited during FY2012 involved working at height.
A new report highlights issues that pose safety threats to disabled visitors and employees in the U.S. Capitol and congressional buildings.
OSHA renewed it for two additional years.
Focused on improving safety for airline ground workers, the two-year alliance aims to prevent struck-by injuries, slips and falls, and chemical exposures.
It's not too early to be filling out your schedule if you are planning to attend the big conference this month.
CPWR, the Center for Construction Research and Training, unveiled its new design Oct. 4.
Every day, more than 500 people go to the hospital because of a ladder-related accident. Don’t be one of them.
There are three ways to prevent them -– eliminating access, housekeeping, and improved traction -– but the first two aren't possible in all cases.
NSC describes the Safety Trail in the central aisle of the expo as "a visual journey through corridors of safety milestones from the last century."
BLS released its 2011 summary of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data on Sept. 20. Deaths in private construction declined for the fourth consecutive year.
A contractor in New York receives a citation alleging seven violations, including one classified as willful.
Taking steps to strengthen safety standards in the wind industry, OSHA employees participated in a two-day training program.