Benita Mehta

Editorial Comments

OSHA reveals top 10 violations for fiscal year 2020

March 22, 2021

OSHA announced its preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2020. As is usually the case, the Top 10 violations didn’t change from FY 2019, they just swapped numbers.

Editorial Comments

2021 to bring many changes, hopefully for the better

Benita Mehta

January 17, 2021

I’m sure many people are happy to bid good riddance to 2020 and hopefully look forward to a better 2021.

Looking forward to 2021: A new administration and a potential vaccine

Benita Mehta

December 4, 2020

What a year 2020 has been! As 2021 begins, it will be interesting to see how a promising COVID-19 vaccine becomes reality and discover what the new presidential administration will mean for OSHA.

Even low levels of noise exposure can have high consequences

Benita Mehta

November 6, 2020

Hearing loss can't always be prevented, but hearing loss due to exposure to loud noises is completely avoidable.

Cover story

The factory of the future is now

Smart technology, the Internet of Things and robotics are changing manufacturing operations

Benita Mehta

November 6, 2020

Everyone has heard of the term “smart factory” by now, but what is it exactly, and how is it being implemented right now?

Editorial

Roofers, linemen, oil and gas workers among top 10 most dangerous jobs

Benita Mehta

November 6, 2020

Every year, AdvisorSmith researches the most dangerous jobs in the United States based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. The list doesn’t usually vary by too much, but there are some statistics worth a second look in the current list, which uses data from 2014-2018.

Fatalities involving confined spaces & failing to provide fall protection

Top 25 most dangerous jobs in the United States

On-the-job deaths have been rising in recent years

Benita Mehta

November 5, 2020

Roofers, power lineman, construction jobs are among the most dangerous jobs in the United States based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and studied by AdvisorSmith.

Editorial Comments

Workers must feel safe: Those going back to work are risking their lives

Benita Mehta

October 14, 2020

As the U.S. has begun to reopen with the coronavirus continuing to affect the country six months after many shelter-in-place mandates developed, workers across a multitude of industries — from manufacturing plants to agriculture to meat processing — are getting sick.

Editorial Comments

COVID-19 safety concerns lead to rising OSHA whistleblower complaints

Benita Mehta

September 16, 2020

There have been some unsettling reports recently of large increases in the number of whistleblower complaints to OSHA related to COVID-19.

Editorial Comments

‘Major shifts’ in the workplace: Takeaways on diversity and inclusion from Safety 2020

Benita Mehta

August 4, 2020

ASSP’s Safety 2020 virtual conference at the end of June featured two sessions focused on diversity in the safety world, and how to create a more inclusive environment.