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Identifying and Addressing Bottlenecks in the Ergonomics Process

Get practical guidance to help identify, anticipate, and overcome ergonomics process bottlenecks that can slow your risk reduction progress. Learn where bottlenecks can arise, to help build strategy for success that sustains your momentum.


Measure What Matters

A practical guide to choosing the right safety KPIs. Learn the SMART framework, the Safety Pyramid, and 20 key questions to ensure your metrics drive real improvement instead of unintended consequences in your EHS program.


Chemical Safety Handbook

Chemical safety requires more than simply complying with regulations. As OSHA's revised Hazard Communication Standard continues its phased implementation and workplaces manage increasingly complex chemical hazards, safety professionals must balance regulatory compliance with effective training, exposure monitoring, emergency preparedness and the technologies that help protect workers.


The MOC Blind Spot: Managing Unreviewed Change Beyond Your PSM Boundary

Most MOC programs stop at the PSM boundary, but risk doesn't. This free field guide helps EHS and process safety professionals spot missed triggers, temporary bypasses, and replacement in kind mistakes before they turn into incidents or audit findings.


Fire Safety Training for the Oil and Gas Industry

It only takes a few seconds for a small fire at an oil or gas refinery to become a huge problem. Does your team know how to respond if a fire breaks out? This paper reinforces the importance of fire safety training for the oil and gas industry. The report also discusses innovative training products that can help teams respond quickly and effectively to fire emergencies.


Facility Safety Handbook

Facility safety is not limited to managing physical hazards and meeting regulatory requirements. As facilities become more automated, connected and complex, safety professionals must balance core responsibilities like hazard recognition, PPE, emergency preparedness and OSHA compliance with evolving technologies, integrated systems and cross-functional collaboration. That's why OH&S has published the Facility Safety Handbook, bringing together practical insights to help safety leaders strengthen compliance, reduce workplace risk and support safer facility operations.


Practical Guide to Simplifying Cut-Resistant Glove Selection

Choosing the right cut-resistant glove isn't always straightforward. Beyond ANSI cut levels, factors like grip, dexterity, coatings, abrasion resistance, heat protection, and application-specific requirements all influence performance and worker safety. This practical guide helps simplify the selection process by organizing glove solutions around common workplace tasks and hazards rather than technical specifications alone. Covering applications across manufacturing, construction, metal fabrication, warehousing, food processing, and more, it provides an intuitive way to identify the right protection for the job. Helping safety professionals make faster, more informed PPE decisions with greater confidence.


Head Protection Accessories Quick Reference Guide: Find the Right Compatibility for Every Job

Selecting the right safety helmet is only part of the equation. This Head Protection Accessories Quick Reference Guide makes it easy to identify all compatible eye, face and hearing protection, as well as heat stress accessories, replacement parts, and personalization options across PIP's best-selling type II safety helmets and traditional hard hats. Designed as a practical, at-a-glance resource, this guide helps safety professionals confidently select the correct accessory. Whether you're outfitting a single crew or standardizing across multiple sites, this reference guide supports more informed and efficient head protection decisions.


The Easy Way to Standardize Pipe Marking

Pipes carry everything from hazardous chemicals to water and steam. This quick start guide helps facilities implement a compliant pipe marking system with ANSI/ASME and OSHA guidance, color-coding standards, placement best practices, and a facility checklist. Download the guide today to build a safer, more organized, and compliant pipe marking system.


Heat Illness Prevention Checklist

Help your team prepare for extreme heat with Novara’s Heat Illness Prevention Checklist. This practical resource outlines key steps employers can take to reduce heat-related risks, including planning for water, shade, worker training, emergency response, acclimatization, and heat index monitoring. Designed for high-risk work environments, the checklist helps safety teams identify gaps, reinforce prevention practices, and encourage early reporting of heat-related symptoms before they become serious incidents.