Moving beyond BBS means using today’s technology to make proactive data real time. It hits the desks of safety staff and senior leaders as it happens and is recorded. This way, senior leaders can quickly intervene or can offer recognition for a job well done.
What if a company is characteristically cautious and slow to make a decision, and does not reward innovative risk-taking, while the market is moving fast and increasingly rewarding agility? What if the choice is to change or die?
Realistically, what employee is going to risk his or her livelihood filing a safety or health whistleblower complaint with OSHA; even with all the so-called protections afforded in Section 11(c) of the 1970 OSH Act or the additional protections of the proposed Protecting America’s Workers Act (HR 2067) to amend the OSH Act?
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced an alliance with Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, N.D. to focus on safety training for workers in the wind power industry.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring manufacturers of 19 high production volume (HPV) chemicals to test the health and environmental effects of the chemicals and submit the data to the agency.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued an Alert on preventing injuries and deaths from skid-steer loaders, which are commonly used for materials handling and excavating in agriculture, construction, and general industry.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will present its final report on the deadly explosion at the Bayer CropScience facility in Institute, West Virginia at a public meeting in the town on January 20.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will discuss their upcoming regulatory agendas live and online on Wednesday, January 5.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has released an injury and illness prevention program (I2P2) white paper in response to OSHA's request for input related to the potential development of such a program.
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