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A disengaged employee, operating on auto-pilot, wanting to get the job done as soon as possible, is also an accident waiting to happen. These are your at-risk employees.

“U Visas” and “T Visas” allow victims of specific crimes to help law enforcement detect, investigate and prosecute crimes without fear of retaliation based on their immigration status. 

Organizations in the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Certification Sponsorship program, as it was previously known, have long been champions of safety. BCSP has officially rebranded the program.

Regardless of the specific industry or job, lone workers face unique occupational risks due to their isolation from others.

Currently designated as NFPA 660: Standard for Combustible Dusts, the all-encompassing standard will be completed in 2024 and likely released in late 2024/early 2025.

Safety professionals are responsible for mitigating the many ways employees are endangered on the job, including the potential for violent crime.

Within the coming decades, lifetime cancer risk i.e., cancer incidence in the U.S. will increase 50%-70% mainly because of population growth and an aging population.

The 2023 USA Top Workplaces were revealed virtually on February 1st by actor Brian Baumgartner who is most notably known for playing Kevin Malone in The Office sitcom. 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.

In this podcast episode, safety professional Heather Chapman, MS, CSP, CHMM, CEAS, shares her thoughts on the current state of the safety industry and where she thinks it is heading this year.