Ever since man picked up a rock more than 2 million years ago and used it break apart wood, bone and other objects the hammer was destined to become an integral tool in the construction of human society. Yet despite more than 2 million years of experience using hammering devices, mankind still suffers from hammer [...]

Investment in workplace safety and health has a direct and measurable cost-benefit potential, according to a recently released study by the International Social Security Association (ISSA). The study on the economic costs and benefits of prevention investments, coordinated by the ISSA, compared data on interventions and analysed practices in 300 companies in 15 countries. The results [...]

Exercise may be a recordable form of treatment, according to a letter of interpretation recently published by OSHA. The letter dated May 20, 2011 and posted a few weeks ago on OSHA’s website states that  an exercise regime directed by a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) to an employee due to signs and symptoms of a [...]

Each year the flu accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations, 41,000 deaths and an economic impact in excess of $80 billion. However, the risk of outbreak in your place of employment can be significantly lowered through the implementation of engineering controls, administrative controls and work practices. Engineering Controls Engineering controls involve changes to the work environment to [...]

Employees are more willing to report their employers for fraud, corruption and general unsafe workplace conditions according to data from Department of Labor. The data shows the number of whistle blower cases per year has steadily increased the past five years, with 2011 on pace to hit nearly 2,400 filings or nearly more than 300 [...]

  Workplace violence is one of the most significant detriments to the American workplaces costing businesses more than $70 billion a year and leading to the loss of about 600 lives. Despite these shocking numbers the vast majority of companies have no program in place to deal with workplace violence. This article will provide the [...]

OSHA is in the midst of switching from the MSDS system of categorizing chemicals and their hazards to the Global Harmonized System. To help answer some of the questions about this switch Safety Services talked with OSHA representatives about the switch. 1. Why did OSHA start the process to switch to the GHS? The main [...]

The director of the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine in Asbestos, Canada said he was not aware an interview he did with an American satire news program, The Daily Show, would be turned into a comical skit. “It was already too late by the time I realized that this program was not a serious news show and [...]

In a statement made before a federal appropriations committee U.S. Department of Labor Hilda Solis announced her department would be requesting additional funds to enforce OSHA’s whistle blower program in the 2011-2012 fiscal year, which runs Oct. 2011 to Sept. 2012. “The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must ensure that all employers are able [...]

OSHA denotes 14,600 employers with highest risk The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has identified the 14,600 employers with the highest occupational injury and illness rates and is urging the employers to take action to remove hazards causing the high rates. The employers are those whose establishments are covered by Federal OSHA and reported the [...]