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Are you tech savvy?

Today’s tools of the trade eliminate some dangerous shortcuts

Darcie DaSliva

March 3, 2015

Safety manager” and “shortcuts” are two things that should never go together.

What drives hearing protection compliance?

Motivate your workers to wear HPDs

Judie Smithers

January 5, 2015

A hearing conservation program will quickly break down if workers don’t comply with rules to wear hearing protection devices (HPDs).

Respiratory Protection: The average OSHA fine is $629.58

Dave Johnson

October 29, 2014

OSHA penalized employers $1,746,465 for violations of its respiratory protection standard 1910.134 in fiscal year 2013, from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.

OSHA steps in to stop slips and falls

Robert Kravitz

October 2, 2014

Slips, trips and falls constitute the majority of what are termed “general industry” accidents.

The Behavior-based safety death spiral

Five keys to recharge an observation process

Chuck Pettinger

August 1, 2014

Can organizations learn anything from the simple ant?

Risky ladder climbing catches OSHA’s eye

Throughout 2014, ISHN will report in each issue on one of the 12 most frequently cited OSHA standards, for fiscal year 2013, ending September 30, 2013.

August 1, 2014

OSHA’s standard on ladder safety – 1926.1053 – was one of the top ten most frequently cited standards violations in fiscal year 2013

Two new OHS books

Intro to Risk and Failures & Workplace Safety and Health

June 26, 2014

Introduction to Risk and Failures: Tools and Methodologies by D. H. Stamatis and Workplace Safety and Health: Assessing Current Practices and Promoting Change in the Profession by Thomas D Schneid have been released recently by CRC Press.