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We’re better prepared for public health emergencies

September 20, 2017

The U.S. has made considerable progress in its public health preparedness capability in the 16 years since the sixteen years after terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, according to the American Journal of Public Health, which is releasing a special supplement on the subject.

A NIOSH Science Blog post

Opportunities for integrating safety and health into sustainable building projects

Have You Tried the Prevention through Design (PtD) Pilot Credit?

August 2, 2017

Ten years ago the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) launched the concept of Prevention through Design (PtD), which champions preventing and controlling occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities by “designing out” or minimizing hazards and risks.

The advantages of a construction work plan

July 25, 2017

Skanska’s Construction Work Plan tool (CWP) is a Windows-based excel spreadsheet that enables efficient, effective, and consistent planning for construction work activities. The tool has been used by thousands of Skanska team members all over the country. The CWP marries safety planning with lean methodologies.

Changing behaviors

Benita Mehta

June 6, 2017

What are some common behaviors? How do we change those behaviors? What are some practical examples of behavior-based safety (BBS)? Those are the questions Sophia Sushailo of 3M talked about Tuesday morning at AIHce.

Prevent workers’ comp fraud: 11 tips to keep claims above board

Paul Gilbert

June 1, 2017

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, workers' compensation fraud costs American businesses, workers, consumers and shareholders nearly $7.2 billion per year. There are several types of workers' compensation fraud, and fraud can be committed by just about anyone.

ASSE releases blueprint for reforming OSHA

May 11, 2017

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has crafted a plan for reshaping OSHA that would focus the agency on risk management and productive policies and fill legislative and regulatory gaps that limit its ability to better protect workers.

Study: Managers may compromise safety due to earnings expectations

April 20, 2017

Managers of U.S. companies facing market pressures to meet earnings expectations may risk damaging the health and safety of workers to please investors according to recent research from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas.

Global offshore helicopter industry gets safety data management system

March 22, 2017

HeliOffshore and GE Aviation have signed an agreement to develop and implement digital solutions for a global safety data management system for the offshore helicopter industry. The system will be deployed in phases beginning this year.

New service delivers in-depth OSHA compliance analysis and rating

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. introduces OSHA Diagnostic Audit

March 9, 2017

Companies can now get greater insight into their OSHA compliance performance with the new OSHA Diagnostic Audit service from J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. “Many companies have asked us for an even more robust solution for managing safety and compliance,” said Steve Murray, senior director of consulting services at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

Follow the Plan-Do-Study-Act process for safety improvement

Managing & mitigating risk

Tara Bachy

March 1, 2017

Cutting your food at dinner, driving to the store to get milk, walking through puddles on the floor from your shower, and navigating around a dog toy at 2 a.m. have all caused someone varying degrees of pain at some point.