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I was recently involved in a tragic situation in which machine guarding failed not because the mechanical design was inadequate but because the human system around it fell victim to a well-known weakness.

More than 100 different welding processes can be applied by today’s workforce of over 350,000 welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and each presents its own safety hazards.

Workplaces yet to implement AED programs may point to liability risks associated with a potential failed rescue. However, a case now in the California Supreme Court points to what can happen if an organization doesn’t have AEDs.

Cut-resistant gloves are designed to protect hands from direct contact with sharp edges such as glass, metal, ceramics and other materials.

In the workplace, heat exposure can quickly become your number one enemy, leading to dangerous stress disorders.

I define “The Four Pillars of Safety” as engagement, recognition, communications and measurement.

The simple checklist has gotten a lot of press recently.

Since the Stone Age, humans have been infatuated with the next great invention. It is in our nature to take ideas and continuously improve on them.

Join more than 4,500 fellow safety professionals June 8-11 in Orlando, Florida for ASSE’s Safety 2014 Professional Development Conference & Exposition.

Skin diseases are one of the most common forms of occupational diseases in the U.S.