Some contractors are finding a productivity boost from another type of equipment: Hydrodemolition robots.
Workers in office buildings may be at risk for exposure to COVID-19, so ensuring that the building is safe and prepared for in-person work is crucial for the safety of employees. See what the CDC recommends for your office building.
Lead poisoning in the workplace is not only deadly for workers but can also mean legal repercussions for your business.
Recognizing all essential workers—including those in the electrical field—and their associated hazards when it comes to working in a pandemic.
There are many factors to consider when saying “radioactivity is hazardous.” Here is an attempt to summarize them in five points.
Keeping workers healthy with vigilance and common sense.
Not all airborne dust particles are the same. Here are ways you can differentiate between particulate exposures and hazards for your workplace.
The need for sufficient and properly working emergency eyewash and shower devices in workplaces is real and pervasive.
Mobile devices have fundamentally changed the work environment across a wide range of industries over the past decade.
Whether responding to a carbon monoxide call or performing an overhaul and investigation, a gas detector could save your life or the lives of nearby civilians.
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.
The four essentials of confined space safety for construction workers.
From grain handling operations to heavy blast material, pit cleaning with vacuums allows workers to clean outside of confined spaces.
Employers should follow safety regulations to protect their employees. But quite frankly, those measures do not cut it.
OSHA’s webpage on grain handling is designed to provide workers, employers, and safety and health professionals with up-to-date safety and health information regarding grain handling facilities.
OSHA fined a Pennsylvania company $280,874 for putting employees at risk for toxic fumes and other safety hazards.
The first week of February (2-8) is Burn Awareness Week, observed by the American Burn Association. Educate yourself on burn, fire, and life safety and help prevent harmful or fatal burns.
A review by two university public health departments show that many employees bring home toxic contaminants from work on their clothes. Now, these groups want to recognize these exposures as a public health hazard.
Why is HazCom such a sand trap for compliance citations?
The oil-and-gas industry produces almost a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year—and a new investigation shows that this radioactive waste could be the cause of workers and communities getting very sick across America.