Enhancing performance & health and safety culture
Your workplace's health and safety culture, proactive management of health and safety, and health and safety performance are interlinked. Building…
Category: HSE
E-Books:First Aid
First Aid by the U.S. Army medical department. This 224-page book was published for non-medical service members who must rely heavily on…
Ways that Mats Create Safe, Slip-Free Work Environments
One way to reduce injury-causing slips and falls is to pay attention to what’s on the floor of the workplace.Workplace…
Tips for Choosing the Right AutoDarkening Welding Helmet
Helmets today are more functional than ever, can accommodate a welder’s specific needs and even offer some cool graphics. Still,…
Is Fatigue a Hidden but Deadly Workplace Epidemic?
Nearly half of Americans admit they may be too tired to function safely at work.If you’re tired at work, you’re…
Four Minutes: Life and Death in Confined Spaces
Of all the workplace hazards, confined spaces are some of the most deceptive. What looks like a "normal" space could…
Risk of Explosion during Removal of Split Rim/Multi Piece Wheels from Vehicles-Safety Moment #8
Following a recent incident, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is issuing an urgent warning to owners, plant operators and…
Tool Box Talk: Back Sprains and strains
You may not be aware, but the most commonly experienced workplace injury is also the most avoidable. 50% of US…
A Proposed Rule for Beryllium
OSHA has published a new proposed rule on beryllium exposure that rolls back some requirements for the construction and maritime…
Death of Oregon forestry worker prompts new toolbox talk
Portland, OR – The Oregon Occupational Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Programrecently released a toolbox talk guide in response to…
OSHA releases fact sheet on spray painting in shipyards
Washington – A new fact sheet from OSHA is intended to protect shipyard workers from hazards associated with spray painting.…
Abrasive blasting: Know the hazards -Safety Moment #7
Abrasive blasting, which uses compressed air or water to clean surfaces, apply a texture, or prepare a surface for paint…
20 Best practices from the oil & gas industry
It’s an understatement to say in the past few years the oil and gas industry – both “upstream” in exploration…
The Importance of Safe Behavior
Regulations alone cannot improve safety. Buy-in at all levels is needed to change the culture.Although OSHA-compliant, many employers continue to…
Video:Accident Investigation-1
Accident Investigation Video shows employees steps that are taken in an accident investigation, and highlights how important it is for…
E-Books:Safety For The Leader and Manager
Safety For The Leader and Manager is a 140-page book written by Lawrence H. “Chip” Dawson, a safety and health…
AEDs: The Life-Saving Devices that Everyone Should Know How to Use
Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time.Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death…
What’s The Best Measure Of Safety Culture?
In my 40 year safety career, I’ve found that companies with the lowest turnover rates in their type of industry usually…
Hazard Communication and Health Hazards
If you work with industrial chemicals each day, then you make your living in a high-risk work environment. Chemicals are…
Ergonomics Near Misses
Integrating ergonomics into a near-miss program involves identifying musculoskeletal disorder risk factors and empowering employees. [xt_networks force_original_colors="yes"] Follow Us am…
The Heat Is On! 6 Tips to Beat the Summer Heat
To keep your workforce safe and productive, employers must educate employees and supervisors alike about the potential dangers of intense…
Understanding occupational skin disorders
Skin diseases are among the most common type of work-related illness.Reviewing nearly half a million injury and illness cases involving…
Electrical Safety Tips -Safety Moment #6
Approximately 230 electrical related fatalities occur each year.Electricity is everywhere, so reliable and useful these days that it is often…
Worker Sucked Into Long Island Cesspool
A cesspool collapsed at a home on Long Island, consuming the front yard and part of the driveway of the…