It might be hard to part with your most comfortable hi-vis sweatshirt or the hi-vis vest that’s kept you safe through a particularly close call, but highvisibility safety apparel needs to replaced on a regular basis in order to keep you safe on the jobsite and protect those around you.
Virtually all safety and loss prevention managers appreciate the inherent dangers of the loading dock, especially since it’s usually a very busy place with forklifts, semi-trailers and pedestrians.
Consider this scenario: Your firm has just completed a project that involved assessing your client’s status with regard to OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and making recommendations to close its gaps.
More and more Americans over age 55 are working later in life, and this means work-related injuries in this group continue to climb, up from 12 percent in 2003 to 17 percent in the latest tally, according to researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A series of recent blunders that appeared to leave flight crews and the flying public in danger has led to dismissals and high level management changes, according to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt, who said the moves were part of a comprehensive review of the air traffic control system.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a final rule to protect the safety and health of shipyard workers, which is published in today's edition of the Federal Register.
OSHA will hold a Combustible Dust Expert Forum May 13, 2011 in order to gather experts' views on possible regulatory options for addressing combustible dust hazards.
As residents recover from the damage caused by the recent storms that have occurred throughout the South, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges workers and members of the public engaged in cleanup activities to be aware of the hazards they can encounter and the necessary steps they should take to protect themselves.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) yesterday presented their annual awards to NIOSH researchers and their partners who’ve made significant contributions to occupational safety and health over the past year.
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