2025 October

Your Guide to Codes and Standards in the Modern Workplace

A look at both electrical safety and fall protection

October 6, 2025

Codes and standards are a foundational element of a modern workplace. We highlight two areas for which proper adherence to established standards is crucial for employee safety.

How to Conduct a Harness Safety Drill

A systematic inspection detects, prevents equipment failures

Rick Pedley

October 14, 2025

A refresher on the essentials of inspecting fall safety harnesses to help ensure you and your team go home safely at the end of the day.

Boundary Monitoring for Construction Sites Keeps Hazards Away and Fines Down

Tim Turney

October 15, 2025

Fenceline is a vital tool that can identify environmental noise pollution, dangerous air pollutants and job-site hazards that may harm the public.

How Construction Leaders Can Reduce the Stigma of Mental Health Training

Caleb Abshere

September 22, 2025

Surface-level gestures — a flyer on the wall, a once-a-year mental health week — may raise awareness, but they don’t create lasting change.

Navigating OSHA Requirements During Hurricane Recovery Operations

Rose Morrison

September 30, 2025

OSHA’s emergency response plan requirements emphasize the need for preparation before a storm hits, and recent history underscores why.

Ongoing Government Shutdown Puts Most OSHA Activities on Hold

Benita Mehta

October 13, 2025

The federal government shutdown went into effect October 1, 2025.

Professional Growth: Occupational Safety or IH?

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

October 7, 2025

Occupational safety and industrial hygiene — which one should be emphasized for your professional growth in the coming years?

Safety is Uniquely Equipped to Address Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Dave Johnson

October 1, 2025

Gone are the days when “mental health was someone else's department…”

safety professional meeting with project manager

The Role Belief Plays in Risk Management

Bifurcation of responsibility creates long-term issues in workplace safety

Peter G. Furst

October 9, 2025

Several research studies have identified that workers (as well as management) have different perspectives on risk and the potential negative resulting outcomes from exposure to them.

KEEN Utility's Skokie Work Boot

October 9, 2025

Classic hiker looks, reimagined with innovative comfort and safety technologies for any workday.

Wolverine x Valiant University of Michigan Maker Wedge Boot

Product Focus: Footwear

Wolverine College Collaboration

October 21, 2025

Show off your University of Michigan pride at work.

Product Focus: Footwear

RefrigiWear® Crossover Hiker Boot

October 22, 2025

Protection for cool environments.

PIP® V3™ Full Brim Mounted Passive Ear Muffs

Product Focus: Hearing Protection

PIP® Full Brim Mounted Passive Ear Muffs

October 21, 2025

Noise control PPE for extreme environments.

TruHearing® and SHOEBOX® Partner to Expand Access to Hearing Healthcare

May 30, 2025

Through this program, individuals will gain access to the largest contracted network of 8,850+ hearing provider locations throughout the United States