Articles by Benita Mehta

Combilift, based in Ireland, focuses on sustainability to reduce environmental footprint and increase safety. Visiting their plant, I got an inside look. 

Those who attended the VPPPA Safety+ event in September came ready to learn, as evident by standing-room only crowds.

Sustainability is becoming an important point of discussion in the environmental health and safety space.

Historically high temperatures are breaking records and exposing millions of people to the serious dangers of heat in the workplace

At ASSP’s Safety 2023 event in San Antonio in early June, Doug Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, discussed the current state of OSHA and answered questions from audience live as they came in via text.

National COSH reveals Amazon, Tesla, FedEx and Class I Railroads are among those cited as the most dangerous companies to work.

ISHN offers various ways in which readers can participate and share their thoughts.

On-the-job deaths have been rising — hitting the highest annual number since 2016. There were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2021, an 8.9 percent increase from 4,764 in 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in December. 

In an industry vastly dominated by men, construction is an area of our labor force that is slowly seeing change.

The following is a guide to the top 10 most violated standards of 2022 with quick tips and educational information on each standard.