Risk Management

Occupational exposure to silica high from the manufacture and installation of quartz countertops

November 6, 2020

Cases of silicosis have recently been associated with the manufacture of artificial stone products, and a discussion of the industry practices leading to these occupational injuries is provided here.

Sensor technology sometimes requires 'fuzzy logic'

Alex Saad-Falcon

October 29, 2020

No industrial process is completely risk free. New technologies can help reduce risks in the manufacturing process, but many industries still have manufacturing hazards that can badly hurt people and equipment.

NSC report finds 39 states need to do more to protect residents from COVID-19

Nonprofit safety advocate urges leaders to prioritize safety

September 29, 2020

A new National Safety Council report reveals 39 states did not go far enough to protect residents from the century’s biggest threat to safety.

Produce a powerful workforce by implementing 3E

Engage, educate, empower

Jordan Workman

September 17, 2020

As manufacturers learned about the seven wastes that lean organizations seek to eliminate — overproduction, waiting, conveyance/movement, processing, inventory, motion, and correction — many added an eighth: underutilized talent.

Do this simple activity to keep the complex working shoulder well-oiled

Toni-Louise Gianatti

July 29, 2020

The thing about the shoulder is that it generally is the first thing to creep up around the ears if there is any form of stress or anxiety in our body. This action is not something we want to perform for long periods as it will only aid in the tension.

5 reasons to get new EHS software now (during COVID-19)

Irene Zueco

July 29, 2020

The pandemic has created momentum for Health and Safety. This article offers arguments to help you get executive buy-in for EHS software during the current crisis.

Part 3 of 3: COVID-19 hazard analysis

Lessons learned and continual improvement

Cory Worden M.S., CSHM

July 28, 2020

In parts one and two of this three-part series, COVID-19’s hazard analysis, risk assessment and hazard controls were covered within the risk management construct. However, these functions only cover the first, planning half of the continual improvement cycle.

Rethinking Traditional Safety, Part 9

Begin making critical decisions

Larry Wilson

July 28, 2020

If you really think about it, you’ll realize that you have most likely experienced accidental pain in almost any activity you’ve ever done. So, if you can accept that the “what” isn’t really where the pattern is because we’ve all been hurt, a little or a lot.

Check your OHS legal requirements

Workplace health and safety concerns extend beyond OSHA

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

July 20, 2020

Whether there is an overpopulation of lawyers in the U.S. is debatable. The more complex, diverse, and open a society is, the greater number of lawyers are necessary to help resolve disputes.

Post-COVID-19 safety precautions for manufacturing facilities

Megan R. Nichols

July 16, 2020

Economies all over the world are ramping back up. It would be extremely premature to say that the pandemic is over, but even COVID-19 can’t keep the wheels of production still for long. The question is, can frontline workers in essential industries, like manufacturing, return to work with confidence?