Energy sources are the origin of hazards in the workplace. To prevent accidents, workers must recognize and identify hazards effectively, which requires them to understand these energy sources.

Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You are a safety and health professional going where no professional has gone before. You’ve been hired by a metal fabricating plant in the Midwest. It is family-owned ...

Everyone in the industry who deals with fall protection on a regular basis most likely knows what a guardrail is, what lanyards do and just how much protection a harness provides. Yet, can anyone ...

The goal is to find a solution to safety problems. The idea of having someone closely watch your employees as they work while making notes on a clipboard sounds scary for the participants being viewed ...

A Hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm, injuries, accidents or other undesirable effects. A Risk is the possibility that a personal injury, property loss or environmental harm will ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today released a new interactive training tool to help small businesses effectively identify hazards in the workplace. Employers and workers can ...

Construction Safety Week has long been a powerful show of force, a catalyst for bringing the industry together and putting a spotlight on the critical importance of safety. It represents a shared ...

For years, small planes have buzzed across the skies of Washington carrying specialized instrument packages that peer down through the belly of the aircraft. As they soar above mountains, rivers and ...

Henry Ross' mother Maria still remembers that day. Henry was on a snowmobile and ran into rocks that he didn't see. She says she thinks of her son every time she works on a new app, that she hopes ...

State geologists released maps this week that for the first time identify six seismic hazard zones in Ventura County and are part of a statewide project to hold all builders accountable to the same ...

How safety and health professionals can scope out the big picture of workplace hazards and assess their risks through Visual Literacy practices. Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You are a safety and ...