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An ongoing investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) of the November 15, 2014, toxic chemical leak that killed four workers at the E. I. du Pont de Nemours insecticide plant in La Porte, Texas, has uncovered flawed safety procedures, design problems and inadequate planning.

The former CEO of Massey Energy Co. goes on trial today in U.S. District Court in Charleston, West Virginia in a case that could set a precedent for corporate higher-ups being held accountable for the safety of their workers.

Institute for Safety and Health Management (ISHM) announces the 2015 Safety Management Professional of the Year. Stephanie Walsh, ASHM, Safety Specialist for Trendway Corp., a manufacturer of commercial office furniture and architectural products in Holland, Mich., was recognized for her caring, common sense, fun approach to safety improvement.

It’s 2015 and this is not your father’s or mother’s workplace.

Launched in 2011, Total Worker Health™ (TWH) is an ambitious initiative by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to address health and safety holistically by eliminating the on-the-job, off-the-job division that has long existed between the two.

Where does OSHA stand on safety incentives? In the past several years various agency officials have made it rather clear, and in fact have gone into some detail

Many safety managers provide hearing protectors to their noise-exposed workers with the good intention of stopping noise-induced hearing loss.

Most behavior-based safety (BBS) processes start with employees defining critical safe and at-risk behaviors on their job.

Working at height continues to be one of the most dangerous industrial activities for construction workers.

If your organization is still wandering around the “train station” of recognition, planning, policies implementation and various other aspects relating to the aging workforce