The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued revised interim guidance covering how and when asymptomatic critical infrastructure...
Q: Who should be responsible for rescuing fallen workers? A: A quick review of current legislation and best practices will...
Safety professionals know that there are hefty costs to workplace accidents. An injured worker comes with all sorts of price...
Everyday industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals, such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers, and acids, from large drums into smaller...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new guidance document to instruct agency staff on enforcement priorities when it...
Most people have a fairly good understanding of how dehydration affects the body, but not everyone fully understands how it...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves working remotely. We're at home, self-isolating, quarantined, or on...
According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2011, companies in the United States spent approximately 45 to...
Q: When should workers use polarized safety glasses? A: Let’s be clear about one thing before we begin: polarized safety...
Proper hydration is essential in any workplace, but some are more demanding than others. Those who work on construction sites,...
A risk assessment is a series or set of processes used to identify potential health and safety hazards, analyze and...
Now that we're experiencing a global pandemic, we're all paying more attention to our homes and our workplaces. The surfaces...
From ticking clocks to honking horns to music, we’re exposed to almost constant noise every day. Sometimes it’s pleasant, like a bird...
It’s estimated that about 80 percent of the impurities present in cleanrooms come from people. And while surfaces and equipment can be...
Asphalt fumes cause health effects such as headaches, nausea, and drowsiness. They are also linked to lung cancer. Asphalt kettles...
Chemical protective clothing is, according to OSHA's Technical Manual (Section VIII, Chapter 1), equipment designed to "shield or isolate individuals from...
Despite the various control measures put in place to protect them, exposure to hazardous substances remains a threat to workers...
When someone says "work glove," you might think of those bulky, durable leather gloves used in manual labor. Those are...
We are in the midst of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The world's human population has no immunity to the virus....
A Job Safety Analysis (JSA), also known as a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), is a technique used to examine all aspects...
Q: What PPE should I use when working at home? A: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is your last line of defense...
In my years as a safety professional, I have performed many accident investigations involving electricity. Luckily, all of them have been minor,...
Welding fumes are a complex mixture of metallic oxides, silicates, and fluorides. Fumes are formed when a metal is heated...
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