Safety professionals, listen up! Here’s an opportunity to share your knowledge about occupational safety and health to the world. The International Labour Organization (ILO), a UN specialized agency, is compiling the fifth edition of its “Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety”. They are currently in need of thousands of safety professionals who can help them [...]

Data from the U.S. Department of Labor reflects that women are more likely than men to get injured in tech workplaces. Women might consider wearing more comfortable shoes to work upon learning that many of the reported injuries involved strains, sprains, and bruises involving the floor and other ground surfaces. The data also showed that [...]

One of the effective ways to eliminate and control fire hazards is to have a fire and safety watch. This is a requirement whenever welding and other operations posing fire hazards are done in the workplace. Here are the basic responsibilities of a fire and safety watch: Watch out for fire hazards in the workplace [...]

The year 1988 saw the ratification of the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. This act requires all states to have a written emergency operations plan (EOP) to qualify for some federal funding. Photo from Image*After But after 20 years and amidst all the fatalities swamping workplaces across the country, nearly half of the [...]

Trainings provided by employers may actually present hurdles instead of crutches. Blame the many technical terms found in training materials. This is a fact presented by recent U.S. studies conducted by two professors in Purdue University. Associate Professor James McGlothlin and Assistant Professor Bryan Hubbard said new construction workers and Hispanic workers are put in [...]

It probably happened to you more than one time before. You’re on the field on a usually cloudy day when suddenly, cool gusts of wind blow your way. Before long, this biting cold creeps inside your body and you end up shivering on the job. Because you did not expect this sudden change in weather, [...]

Working with concrete is more than just pouring slab on grade systems and flatwork. Countless hazards can result from premature removal of formwork, improper set-up of forms and shoring, inadvertent operation of equipment, failure to support pre-cast panels, failure to guard reinforcing steel, and failure to use appropriate fall protection. Read on to learn about [...]

Every workplace has its own battles. A misconception among some employers, though, is that there’s a battle between safety and profitability in every company. Believe it or not, when times are tight, cutting down training budget is the first option of some employers. But this belief is nothing more than a misconception. Just take it [...]

Conveyors are among the most efficient equipment in factories and other industrial worksites. They may also be called belt conveyors, conveyor belts or belt conveyor systems. Tasks that usually take minutes to perform by twenty or more workers can be accomplished by a single conveyor in a matter of seconds. That’s why it helps employers [...]

Fall hazards are among the leading causes of fatality in the workplace. In fact, it came 3rd in the Top 10 Most Cited Violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) last year. It spawned a total of 4,797 violations. Even on the list of highest fines issued by OSHA against small companies, fall [...]