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Larry Sloan, CEO of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), is stepping down at the end of 2026 after 10 years managing the association. ISHN interviewed Sloan for an EHS overview. 

Every year OSHA’s penalties increase at the rate of inflation, but this year the Office of Management and Budget ruled out an increase on a technicality.

In 2022, the latest data available, the injury and illness rate in the warehouse sector stood at 4.8 cases per 100 full-time workers, compared to 2.7 across industry as a whole. 

Understanding loading dock trailer creep prevention is not enough. The real question is whether your facility is prepared to implement the engineered solutions that physically eliminate the hazard.

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies after federal inspectors determined they failed to protect workers during post-emergency response cleanup after a chemical spill at the BWC Terminals industrial facility in Channelview.

While traditional ergonomics programs successfully target major posture and lifting risks, repetitive hand and wrist strains have historically flown under the radar.

With warming trends now documented across 41 states and heatwaves occurring at roughly twice the frequency seen in the 1960s, an issue that used to be limited to certain seasons is now emerging as an ongoing occupational risk.

A two-year Chemical Safety Board investigation reveals a series of lapses. This case study provides OSH professionals with a roadmap to prevent such massive failures

Recognized for his exceptional leadership and technical expertise, Wyatt Bradbury talks about modern indicator-based safety strategies and advocating for inclusive safety standards.

In construction, manufacturing, and other high-exertion industries, heat exposure is predictable, measurable, and something we see season after season. Yet many heat illness prevention efforts still focus primarily on what happens during the work shift.