Building information modeling and augmented reality provide a seamless, integrated process for updating and maintaining essential fire safety equipment.
Ensuring that professionals and practitioners are skilled on safety basics and emerging threats can be an uphill battle.
Police report says two workers who were injured in February have recovered.
146 lives were lost in a deadly fire; ASSP wants the tragedy to never be forgotten.
The annual Burn Awareness Week will run from Feb. 7 to Feb. 13
Fire may not seem like an immediate threat, but there are more than 5,000 fires in manufacturing plants every year.
Episode 46
In this Safety Speak mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses ISO/PAS 45005: General guidelines for safe working during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study on telecommuting and BLS data that shows workplace fatalities are at their highest since 2007.
Episode 41
Interested in how to create an effective FR/AR program that works globally? Tune in as Editor Sydny Shepard talks with Paul Castelli, Westex's International Sales Director, about standards and certifications that transcend location.
Episode 37
In this mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses a new structural guide for fire fighting, the ASSP's new partnership with NECA and how states are dealing with the third wave of COVID-19.
A new 13-chapter document is intended to teach firefighters effective strategies for search, rescue and fire suppression.
Episode 36
In this Safety Speak episode of the podcast we will discuss Washington’s proposed regulation to protect workers from wildfire smoke, new surges in Coronavirus cases and decreases in the antibodies that create “virus immunity.” Towards the end, we will go in-depth on mental health in the age of COVID-19 – how employees might be at an increased risk for mental health issues and how employers can help.
After a series of debilitating wildfires on the west coast, Washington is mapping out worker safety rules to protect employees from the dangerous effects of wildfire smoke.
Scottsdale’s fire department enrolled 14 firefighters into a drone-pilot program to make their missions safer and more efficient.
Episode 33
In this mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard reports the top 25 most dangerous jobs in America, the NFPA's new campaign for electrical safety and how OSHA has refined its COVID-19 recording requirements.
The Faces of Fire/Electrical Campaign has, so far, featured interviews with two real electrical utility workers who were injured on the job.
The safety industry continues to see developments in innovation and technology despite no trade shows to show off new products in person.
How plant managers are playing with fire.
A Montana study has found a link between intense wildfire seasons and a high number of flu cases.
The 27 former New York City firefighters died of 9/11-related illnesses in the past year, making the new total of firefighters killed after the attacks to 227.
The question is: Why do workers continue to get injured on the job despite federal standards interjecting?