While sitting around the fire pit during a customer trip to Africa, my team had an enjoyable discussion with the African people who were a part of the camp.
The safety convention is set to take place May 18-23 in Montreal Canada
March 6, 2013
More than 5,000 industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety professionals are expected to convene in Montreal, Canada for educational sessions, innovative presentations, a bustling Expo and plentiful networking opportunities.
American Management Association survey shows desire for more skilled workers
February 14, 2013
A new survey from the American Management Association (AMA) shows that U.S. executives feel that the majority of their workforce is average or below average in four critical skills.
According to the fiscal year 2013 Congressional Budget Justification for OSHA, the agency will be more transparent in divulging information to the next-of-kin of workplace fatality victims. OSHA has long been criticized by activists such as Alabama’s Ron Hayes, whose son was killed in a grain silo, of frustrating victims’ families by leaving them out of the information loop.
DVD-based training programs include comprehensive tools to educate employees
January 17, 2013
Brady has released DVD –based training programs for the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and OSHA’s Hazard Communication regulations that train and inform employees on the updated regulations and standards. The new training programs include videos and literature that will help employees understand the changes to OSHA’s Hazard Communication regulation and its updates to align with GHS.
A free webinar designed to help employers understand the requirements of OSHA's revised Hazard Communication Standard in the United States is now available for viewing as an archive.
For more than 15 years, there has been a growing body of knowledge regarding serious accidents and their precursors. Largely, precursors provide observable cues and manageable signals that something very bad might be about to happen.