workplace safety

NSC President & CEO: Business leaders must protect America’s workers

April 2, 2020

National Safety Council President & CEO Lorraine Martin on April 2 issued the following call to business leaders across the country to take aggressive action to ensure employee safety from COVID-19. In a survey conducted this week, over 70% of NSC member companies indicated they have employees still reporting to work, unable to work remotely. Many of these employees are in critical roles and crucial to supporting the functioning of our society.

For your health & wellness: Sleeping habits

Better sleep habits may help reduce heart disease risk, aid in weight loss

April 1, 2020

Sleeping well, long enough and having regular bedtimes, in addition to meeting the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) guidelines, may help reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases.

Best Practices

The toughest job in safety? It could be cleaning up toxic messes

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

April 1, 2020

The OSHA standards below require employers to certify training. Which requires “A written certificate shall be given to each person so certified”?

Strengthen safety by emphasizing equipment reliability

Keep the Gears Moving

Dave Johnson

April 1, 2020

Frankly I’m puzzled why others don’t see the parallels between world-class manufacturing and reliability and maintainability and worker safety,” says Phil LaDuke, who taught reliability and maintainability for one of the Big Three auto companies before moving into safety consulting.

Materials handling employees at risk as workload increases

Put safety first as coronavirus impact results in overtime for many manual workers

Toni-Louise Gianatti

March 17, 2020

We all want to mitigate the surge in new cases of COVID-19 and in doing so, it is important to not lose focus and make sure that those who are working overtime to help, don’t get injured.

Is your workplace ready for COVID-19?

J.J. Keller whitepaper covers setting up a plan, OSHA compliance, employee rights

Benita Mehta

March 12, 2020

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents new challenges in the workplace. Businesses can get ready to respond to the crisis by creating a multi-faceted plan and by being able to adapt to an ever-changing situation in a way that supports the entire organization.

Blocked exits, unsanitary bathrooms at Pa. Dollar Tree store

March 9, 2020

OSHA has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit and storage hazards at a store located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The national discount retailer faces $296,861 in penalties. Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspectors found blocked emergency exits, unsecured compressed gas cylinders, unsanitary bathrooms, electrical panels not properly maintained and materials stacked unsafely. OSHA cited Dollar Tree for two willful, one repeat and two other-than-serious violations for these conditions.

Top products of the week

March 8, 2020

Equipment that monitors noise and can help reduce occupational expose to it and a device for preventing contact with pinch points were this week’s top products of the week.

Weekly news round-up

March 7, 2020

Firefighters’ deaths lead to a lawsuit against a construction company; nurses get the recognition they deserve and new studies show what we’ve known all along: staying active can help you live longer.

From the NIOSH Director's Desk

Using science to assess workplace hazards: NIOSH practices in occupational risk assessment

Dr. John Howard

March 6, 2020

What is risk assessment? Do you check for rain before deciding to carry an umbrella? Doing so is an example of risk assessment, which describes a process for answering three basic questions on a particular hazard:

During this webinar, we will share knowledge, real world examples, and lessons learned from years of Safety Management Experience gained from working with OSHA, and various industries including defense, construction, utilities, and industrial facilities management.

In this webinar, we will discuss the effects of cold stress and heat stress and what employers can do to keep their workers safe in these extreme conditions.