ISO Spotlight Series: 45001 Have you heard about ISO 45001? It focuses on Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS). Whether you're an employer, employee, or safety professional, this standard is a game-changer. ISO 45001 is not merely a set of...

In every workplace, safety should never be a compromise. It's not just a legal requirement or a box to tick; it's a fundamental commitment to the well-being of employees. When safety protocols are diligently followed, workplaces become environments where individuals...

Legal immigrants to the United States whose first language is something other than English can present communication challenges for both employers and other employees. Most of the challenges may be resolved easily with a little bit of patience and on-the-job-training,...

Regular safety meetings can contribute to building a culture of safety at your company, but not if it is seen as an additional task or one more hoop to jump through. The workday is busy enough without adding meetings to everyone’s calendars. Here are a few suggestions...

The traditional hard hat worn for decades on most construction sites and many factory floors protects the wearer’s top of the head from falling objects but offers little protection if a worker falls or is hit by projectiles that strikes the face or side of the head....

EHS – Environment, Health, and Safety – is a growing field that seeks to keep employees, contractors, the public, and the environment safe and free from environmental and workplace hazards. EHS programs are designed to minimize or eliminate risks from exposure to...

How many times has it happened?  You’re intently concentrating on a task at work but then a co-worker stops to ask a question or just say hi. Your attention is drawn away from what you were working on to respond to your co-worker, and then it takes a minute or two to...

At the end of January, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new enforcement guidance to its regional administrators and field staff that will enable them to apply a rarely used penalty in a broader sense. OSHA announced this change in a...

As the nation gradually began to recover from the pandemic and more workers returned to the workplace, another number – a grim number – also grew. In 2021, the most recent year that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has compiled and analyzed data, 5,190 workers died...

Most companies have someone on staff to oversee compliance, that is, someone whose job it is to know most of the government-made rules and regulations that have been established for a certain industry and can ensure the company is following those rules and...