Items Tagged with 'standards'

When sufficient improvement is not achieved, some organizations explore incentives to garner improvement.

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.

OSHA’s enforcement staff is at the lowest level in OSHA’s 55-year history, according to Confined Space.

A provision in the November 2016 final standard mandated that these fixed ladders must include a fall arrest or ladder safety system by Nov. 18, 2036. 

BCSP and NCCER have partnered to connect BCSP’s safety credentialing expertise with NCCER’s workforce development programs. 

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. 

How will AI impact EHS; what's going on with OSHA and NIOSH; and more questions that don't necessarily have answers.