Procedural changes can alter the isolation requirements for a machine, but maintenance work orders rarely trigger a corresponding update to the LOTO procedure. Over time, the gap between what the procedure says and what the machine actually requires grows.
Federal regulators have cited three contractors for safety violations stemming from the death of a worker helping build a major immigration detention center last year.
Adopted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and administered by the ASSP, Z16.1 provides a framework for measuring, recording and analyzing occupational safety and health data.
Many of OSHA’s PPE regulations reference consensus standards dating back decades—including editions from as far back as 1989—despite significant advancements.
For safety professionals across manufacturing, construction and general industry, systematically addressing recurring hazards remains a central challenge.
New Standards-Based User Groups establish a formal B2B mechanism for translating consensus standards into measurable, data-informed enterprise performance.
