OH&S Digital Edition -- Occupational Health & Safety

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Innovation in Action
This year’s OH&S New Product Awards highlight how technology and design continue to redefine workplace health and safety.
Rethinking the Safety Hero
Our obsession with individualism may be undermining workplace safety — here’s why collective responsibility and interdependence are key to real safety culture.
How AI-Powered Vision Systems Are Redefining Workplace Safety
Employers are turning to AI to find risks, prevent incidents, and make safety a strategic advantage.
Reaching New Heights in Safety
Through proper selection, inspection, setup, and adherence to safety basics, crews can significantly reduce fall hazards and ensure safer performance at height.

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Redefining Women’s Workwear for Safety, Comfort and Performance
Women in industry face unique risks when protective gear doesn’t fit. New approaches to design are transforming PPE to improve safety, comfort, and inclusion.
OSHA’s 2025 Top 10 Cited Standards Highlight Persistent Safety Challenges
OSHA unveiled its preliminary list of this year’s most cited workplace safety violations. Fall protection remains a top concern, but the entire list offer insight into where safety professionals should focus their efforts.
How to Build a Resilient Safety Culture This Winter Season
Winter’s harsh conditions can expose weak spots in workplace safety programs, making it the perfect time for employers to test their safety culture’s resilience and strengthen protocols before accidents happen.
Safety Technology: Back to the Basics, First
Workplace safety technology can drive major gains, but only when supported by a strong culture. Building cultural readiness first can support sizable injury reduction and set the stage for effective tech adoption.

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The High Rate of Accidents Among New Hires
Reducing first-year injuries in fast-paced environments.
The Key to an Effective Fall Protection Training Program
How safety professionals and employers can significantly reduce fall-related injuries and fatalities by following the Hierarchy of Fall Protection Controls.
Navigating OSHA’s Arc Flash Guidance
OSHA’s revisions underscore the increasing urgency to implement robust, up-to-date safety practices in workplaces where electrical exposure is a risk.
New Rules on Methylene Chloride: What Safety Professionals Need to Know
How to work within the safety parameters established for this solvent that carries serious risks.

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Beyond the Grid: Ensuring Lone Worker Safety in Oil & Gas
Protecting lone workers beyond where the road ends demands risk assessments, connected tech, and a culture that puts people first.
Design Diversity: A History of PPE for Women
The long-overdue evolution of PPE for women reveals a deeper need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in safety equipment.
The Screening Disconnect: Where Compliance Ends and Prevention Begins
Why it’s time to reframe employee health screenings as a proactive strategy — not just a compliance requirement.
The Ethical Case for Using AI as a Workplace Safety Enhancement
There are multiple ways AI-powered safety tools can move the needle on serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace.

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Proper Fit Is Essential in Fall Protection
Understanding and complying with OSHA’S new rule on properly fitted PPE in construction.
Air Quality in Confined Spaces: Why Assumptions Are Dangerous Hazards
Air quality in confined spaces can change in an instant— and assumptions can be costly. Here’s why continuous monitoring and critical thinking must guide every entry.
The Last Line of Defense
Understanding the PPE focus in OSHA’s arc flash guidance.
HazCom: Is Your Team Trained?
Are your employees exposed to hazardous chemicals? They might need HazCom training!

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INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
A Risk-Based Approach for Driving Excellence in Industrial Hygiene Program Management
PPE: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
After Tragedy Strikes: Exposure Protection for Post-Disaster Clean-up Workers
TRAINING: CONFINED SPACES
Understanding of proper entry protocols, hazard recognition, and supervisor responsibilities.
WORKPLACE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
How human-centered design, ethical innovation, and strategic insight will support safety professionals.

AI and Smart Manufacturing Technologies Aim to Reduce Injuries on Production Floors
As manufacturing injuries remain high, facilities are turning to AI, smart sensors, predictive maintenance and wearables to detect hazards faster and prevent common production-floor incidents.
Making Safety Personal: Eye & Face Protection Check in Modern EHS
How advances in monitoring and analytics are transforming eye and face PPE checks from routine tasks into proactive safeguards.
How AI-Powered Vision Systems Are Redefining Workplace Safety
As injuries persist despite strong safety programs, employers are turning to AI and computer vision to detect unseen risks, prevent incidents, and make safety a strategic advantage.