Coverage on the latest workplace safety news and issues, including standards and PPE, along with strategies for preventing work-related injuries, protecting workers, and improving working conditions.
Learn about programs, policies, and strategies to help promote and support employee health and wellbeing in the workplace, including mental health, ergonomics, drug use, vision, and more.
A strong safety culture is essential for protecting your employees and preventing accidents. Learn how to develop, implement, and maintain a safety culture that will keep your employees safe.
Explore all things training, including workplace safety how-tos, incentive programs, and information to keep workers up-to-date on training needs, standards and compliance.
Aqueous Film-Forming Foam has saved numerous lives with its effectiveness, but recent studies have revealed just how dangerous it is, chiefly due to the presence of PFAS.
The Challenge is a three-phase, $350,000 competition aimed at improving respirator fit evaluation. It seeks practical solutions that deliver real-time information on filtering facepiece respirator fit.
In this podcast episode, learn about the importance of planning for extreme weather and the steps employers can take to train their workers before the summer heat comes out in full force.
Workers can suffer permanent vision loss after injuring or irritating their eyes. Learn how to select the right protective eyewear for every type of job.
What has changed, and what areas remain for continued improvement? Exploring the impact of new safety regulations on high-risk construction activities protects human life and safeguards against career-ending injuries.
A gallery of photos from the sprawling Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, where ASSE’s annual professional development conference was held June 8-11. All photos courtesy of the American Society of Safety Engineers.Date: July 30, 2014
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) introduced the ANSI Z358.1 – 2014 Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment update in January 2015. Read More
Young workers under age 25 are twice as likely to get injured on the job as older workers. Youth need to be prepared to enter the workforce and schools, youth employment and community programs can be important venues for teaching youth these skills.