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Wednesday, October 1, was the 4th annual Energy Star “Change a Light” Day, and more than 1.8 million Americans pledged to change at least one light at home to an Energy Star qualified light.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced that it will coordinate a campaign to increase the number of homes protected by sprinklers.

A thorough training program on hazcom will naturally touch on other concerns to give trainees the big picture of how to work safely.

Every type of fabric in every garment comes with physical property numbers. Learn what these numbers mean to help you choose the right fabrics and garments for your needs.

A lot of behind-the-scenes work has been going on with manufacturers and testing laboratories to achieve compliance with the specifications called out in the revised ANSI Z359.1 standard.

ORC Worldwide (ORC), an international management and human resources consulting firm whose Washington, D.C. office has for more than 35 years specialized in providing a wide array of occupational safety and health consulting services to business organizations, has come out in opposition to the Department of Labor’s proposal to add another layer of regulatory review before setting new standards for chemical health risks.

In Texas, cowboy boots are popular, and I would get a pair for work each year. Talk about a poor choice of footwear for a chemical worker.

To put it simply, your father would not recognize the new cut-resistant gloves on the market today. In fact, these are not even your older brother’s gloves.

Our defenses against eye injuries were to make sure the employees used proper and well-maintained safety equipment.

Many of the companies highlighted in Google corporate social responsibility alerts really don’t know much about how outsourced, shadowy factories operate and all-but-disposable employees are treated “far down the food (or supply) chain.”