One of the easiest ways to improve safety is to make workers easily visible. Low visibility is one of the most serious dangers on a jobsite, with workers sometimes standing less than ten feet away from high-speed traffic and other workers operating heavy equipment.
Fall protection … a topic that can include everything from handrails to fall arrest systems. Taking that into consideration, you can see the challenges of performing effective fall protection training.
In the March issue of Industrial Safety and Hygiene News we discussed automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and the key components in building a successful AED program.
A recent survey conducted by the Employment Law Alliance reported that while millions of workers – about 5 percent of the American workforce – are maintaining online personal diaries, only about 15 percent of employers have specific policies addressing work-related blogging.
OSHA announced it will hold an open meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) in Arlington, Va. on Sept. 28, 2006.
In ISHN’s July and August 2006 “Managing Best Practices†columns, we discussed two challenges to protecting pregnant employees from workplace hazards in the U.S.
OSHA announced that it will publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on Sept. 12, 2006, seeking public comment on the implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).
NY1, a news channel serving New York City, recently televised a meeting of experts discussing the continued health concerns of residents and responders who worked near or at the World Trade Center site in the aftermath of 9/11.
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