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Throughout my career, I’ve dealt with senior managers of all types.

Have you heard of Chris Langan? Today he lives on a horse ranch in Northern Missouri.

The “rumor-mill” or the informal communication system can be detrimental in a workplace culture and to any safety program.

On the night of March13, Mine Safety and Health Administraton (MSHA) inspectors paid an unannounced visit to Redhawk Mining LLC, Redhawk # 1 Mine in Floyd County, Ky.

OSHA has cited Johnson Controls Battery Group Inc. for 11 alleged health violations - including one willful and two repeat - following an Oct. 25 inspection that was initiated based on a complaint.

With falls the top cause of death in the construction industry, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and its partners have developed a campaign to try and prevent them.

In 2010, 4,690 workers were killed on the job – an average of 13 workers every day – and an estimated 50,000 died from occupational diseases, according to a new AFL-CIO report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect.”

The American Society of Safety Engineers has a goal for North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH Week). That goal is zero.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has ordered mine operators to immediately begin phasing out the use of SR-100 self-contained self-rescuers manufactured by Pittsburgh, Pa.-based CSE Corp.

Asthma affects more than 230 million people worldwide, including more than 25 million people in the United States.