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How to Assess and Prioritize Risks in the Workplace
By Eric Gislason Compliance, Safety Culture
As a safety manager, you understand that identifying and preparing for risks is crucial to maintaining a safe, productive work environment. Every workplace presents different risks, and organizations prioritize them differently, too. Therefore, having a targeted, detailed approach for your facility is paramount. Learn key tips on how to assess and prioritize risks in the…
Workers Memorial Day
Current Events
If we were to poll workers and leaders within organizations about what workplace safety means to them, we would receive many different answers. Most of these answers will fit within one of three categories: In this article, we will mention all three of these, but we mainly want to focus on the latter, safety, for…
Don’t Miss Out: Register Now for NASP’s Live Certified Safety Manager (CSM) Classes Before They Fill Up!
Live Classes
If you’ve been considering advancing your safety career with NASP’s Certified Safety Manager (CSM) course, there’s no better time to act. Our upcoming live classes are filling fast — and if you wait, you may miss your chance to secure the training you need in 2025. These in-person sessions are more than just a learning…
Safety on the Edge: Redefining What a Safety Conference Can Be
Safety Culture
On March 25–26, safety professionals from around the globe gathered at the historic Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California, for Safety on the Edge—a groundbreaking conference that challenged conventional thinking and sparked meaningful dialogue about the future of workplace safety. Proudly co-sponsored by NASP, this two-day event stood out as a bold reimagining of what a…
CSB Releases Second Volume of Chemical Incident Reports, Highlighting Continued Safety Failures
Compliance
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released a second volume of incident reports detailing 25 serious chemical releases that occurred across 14 states between May 2020 and August 2024. The new report expands on the agency’s efforts to improve transparency by offering detailed accounts of each incident, including probable causes, injuries,…
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Training Improves Hazard Recognition by Workers
04.11.2019 ComplianceWorkers who are trained on the concept of “visual literacy” are able to spot workplace hazards that might go unnoticed,…
HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer
04.11.2019 ComplianceThis past week, students from across the country traveled to Wilmington, NC to complete a challenging and exciting HAZWOPER 40-Hour…
Update training on OSHA’s new fall protection rules
04.09.2019 ComplianceFocus on walking surfaces and fixed ladders Experienced employers — from industrial safety managers to construction supervisors — keep a…
Pete Nemmers, Safety Trainer for NASP, training on PPE during our HAZWOPER Train the Trainer Course on the Battleship USS North Carolina.
04.03.2019 Live ClassesPurchase HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer Course
Welding, Cutting, and Brazing Safety
03.27.2019 ComplianceWelding is the process of joining two or more pieces of metal together to form a single piece by melting…
Dropped Object Protection, Eliminating Risks with ANSI/ISEA 121-2018
03.11.2019 ComplianceOn worksites across the nation it’s safe to say that to most construction workers, tool tethering means duct tape and…
Dust to Dust: A Look at Silica Dust FAQs
03.11.2019 ComplianceEver since OSHA began enforcing its respirable crystalline silica standard for general industry in June 2018, employers have struggled to…
NASP showing off our stuff at SC PRIMA Conference
03.04.2019 Current EventsPurchase NASP’s Certified Safety Manager Course
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HAZCOM) 1910.1200
03.01.2019 ComplianceHistory OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HAZCOM) was first adopted in 1983 in the United States with limited scope (48 FR…
Should EHS Pros Be Responsible for Workplace Mental Health?
02.14.2019 ComplianceAs the debate continues over whether mental health should fall under EHS professionals’ responsibilities, we look at both sides of…
TOP 10 HAZARDS OSHA INSPECTORS WILL LOOK FOR AT YOUR WORKPLACE
02.07.2019 ComplianceEvery OSHA inspection and every OSHA inspector is unique, and there’s no guarantee of what an OSHA inspector will be…
THE 2019 HEALTH & SAFETY CHECKLIST
02.05.2019 ComplianceThis article was written for members of the EU, but we felt it may be applicable in the US as…
