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The biggest threat to safety… might just be you and I

June 7, 2013

For a moment consider perhaps the most serious threat to worker safety: the attitudes of the safety professionals themselves.

Hand, arm & body protection by Taeki

June 7, 2013

The advanced properties of the Taeki5® protective gears are allowing safety professionals to address the toughest requirements for Hand Arm Body protection and ensure a safer working environment

Where did all the industrial hygienists go?

Terminology changes with profession

Dave Johnson

May 17, 2013

AIHA calls its members “occupational and environmental health and safety professionals.” That about covers it all. The organization says “members play a crucial role on the front line of worker health and safety every day.” Note the inclusion of safety.

A @#$# storm In Texas

Phil La Duke

May 2, 2013

As safety professionals all over the civilized world continued to congratulate themselves on the swell job they’re all doing, someone had to piss on the picnic and blow up a fertilizer plant.

Cintas names top eight tips for beating the heat

Cintas offers guidelines to help workers deal with extreme temperatures

April 19, 2013

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), five to 10 million workers are exposed to heat-related illnesses each year.

Keep risk assessment out of OSHA’s hands

Tom Lawrence CSP, P.E.

April 12, 2013

A commentary appeared in a recent edition of a national safety magazine.

Lose two fingers and be a safety champion?

The importance of educating workers about safety culture

John Drebinger Jr.

April 10, 2013

Have you ever had a discussion with someone who honestly believed they held safety as a value, yet they were so off the mark you were left speechless?

Workplace dissent is good for safety, says ASSE journal article

SH&E pros must learn power of persuasion

April 8, 2013

There’s a link between how organizations are structured and how strong their commitment to safety is, according to an article in this month’s ASSE Professional Safety journal, The Dissenting Voice – Key Factors, Professional Risks and Value Add.

ASSE’s Safety 2013

The conference has targeted educational sessions divided into distinct topic tracks and experience levels.

April 2, 2013

There is no other event in the WORLD that allows the opportunity to meet as many other safety professionals, get questions answered, and truly expand the horizon for the environmental, health, and safety profession.”

3 critical questions to ask about oil and gas industry safety

Candace Adrian

April 2, 2013

According to a six-year fatal occupational injuries census conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, oil and gas workers in the Gulf countries could be up to seven times more likely to be fatally injured than workers in other industry sectors.