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What you need to know about the recently revised full-body harness standard

January 20, 2022

The recently updated ANSI/ASSP Z359.11-2021 standard establishes requirements for the performance, design, marking, qualification, instruction, training, test methods, inspection use, maintenance and removal from service of full-body harnesses.

Editorial

ISHN’s most popular stories of 2021

The news and features that resonated the most with ISHN readers in 2021.

Benita Mehta

January 20, 2022

As we move into 2022, here’s a look back at some of the top stories of 2021. While many began experiencing “Covid fatigue” in the news, many of our top stories featured news about the pandemic.

Best Practices

Open science is a necessity for OHS best practices

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

January 20, 2022

This past November 2021, 193 countries attending UNESCO’s (UN’s science body) General Conference agreed to abide by common standards for open science.

VPPPA 2022 Safety+ Symposium accepting workshop proposals

January 13, 2022

VPPPA’s Safety+ Symposium will be held in Washington, D.C., on August 23-25, 2022. Reconnect with your occupational safety & health peers and learn how to further develop your passion for safety. Registration opens February 22, 2022.

BCSP selects new Board Members and Officers for 2022

January 13, 2022

The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) has selected new Board Members and Officers to guide the organization in 2022.

A look at OSHA enforcement in 2021 under the Biden administration

The start of a new year is a good time to look at current workplace policies and compliance

Jonathan H. Schaefer

January 6, 2022

During the Trump administration, some were critical of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for taking a too-relaxed approach to enforcement. The number of inspections and citations between 2016 and 2019 were lower than previous years, and OSHA was not always as vocal about its enforcement efforts.

Cover Story

Watch out for these common construction pitfalls

Zach Pucillo

December 23, 2021

Job sites have been getting safer over the years, down to 15 worker deaths per day in 2019 from 38 a day in 1970. This trend, however, can only continue with consistent efforts to train workers on, and protect them from, OSHA violations on construction sites.

Editorial

Biden urges voluntary compliance as agency extends comments period for two initiatives

Benita Mehta

December 23, 2021

President Joe Biden asked businesses to voluntarily move forward with the administration’s Covid-19 vaccine and testing requirements.

Best Practices

It can be complicated to go beyond OSHA’s minimum requirements

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

December 23, 2021

Many OHS pros believe that going beyond OSHA requirements demonstrates the use of best practices. Going beyond OSHA, however, requires careful considerations.

OSHA investigating deadly Amazon warehouse collapse in Illinois

December 15, 2021

OSHA said on Monday that the organization has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, after a tornado heavily damage to the building Friday.