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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. 

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.

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

A safety data sheet library that registers as complete on an internal audit can look very different to an OSHA compliance officer working through the facility's chemical inventory one product at a time.

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.

Adverse health conditions tied to psychosocial risk hazards may contribute globally to more than 840,000 worker deaths annually, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO).

As global supply chains face increased scrutiny, food plants are looking to hygienic plastic pallets to drive cleaner, safer and more efficient operations.

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

 Every jobsite has its own unique safety requirements, so there is no universal solution for selecting work boots.