One of OSHA’s grantees, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and its Research Center, will be offering a free seminar on scaffold and ladder safety. NAHB is a recipient of OSHA’s Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, and will conduct this seminar under provisions of the said grant. The two and a half hour safety [...]

In the news three days ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) partnered with yet another company in its desire to improve the health and safety of workers all throughout the country. This is the thrust of OSHA’s Strategic Partnership Program (OSPP).

In OSSP, a company and OSHA will come up with a unique [...]

OSHA may be known as the safety watchdog, but the agency also gives credit where credit is due. Whether a company complies or violates, OSHA does its job by making sure that safety is upheld in any industry as well as in every way possible.
A Wal-Mart employee’s death in Long Island last year led the [...]

After the recent inauguration of President Barack Obama, executives from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) met with representatives of the administration. The meeting focused on key concerns about the future of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Among the concerns raised by ASSE to the White House officials was [...]

Employers are treated once again to free training materials by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with the recent launch of the three new Safety and Health Information Bulletins (SHIBS) in their website. Each new bulletin discusses specific hazards in the workplace and ways to address them by eliminating or controlling them.
The first [...]

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 [...]

Machines account for hundreds of injuries in the workplace every year. For this reason, employees must secure machines to prevent them from causing injuries and fatalities.

No I’m not talking about using tagout, lockout and blockout procedures here. Instead, I’d like to discuss the importance of machine guards in the [...]