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Construction Safety Regulations: Navigating Compliance and Ensuring Worker Safety
By Eric Gislason Compliance, Safety Culture
Worker health and safety are priorities in the construction industry because small oversights can have significant consequences. However, staying on top of safety-related regulatory compliance can be challenging without the right support for leaders, supervisors, and crew members. What legislation regulates safety on construction sites? And how can construction businesses ensure adherence? Learn more about…
Debunking a Common Myth: Can OSHA Cite You for Not Having an Arc Flash Label?
Compliance
As a safety professional, you’ve likely heard it in meetings or on the shop floor: “If OSHA sees that panel without an arc flash label, we’re getting a fine!” It’s a common belief that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) directly enforces the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) 70E standard, specifically the requirement for…
Fire Prevention Month: History and 10 Essential Tips for Industrial Workplace Safety
Current Events
October is Fire Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of fire safety. Its origins trace back to one of the most devastating fires in U.S. history, the Great Chicago Fire of October 8–10, 1871. That disaster destroyed over 3.3 square miles of the city, left 100,000 people homeless, and claimed…
From the Field: Limits of Standard Indemnity in Contractors Injury Cases
Safety Culture
By Brent Kettelkamp & James A. Junkin Subcontractor liability, both from an OSHA and lawsuit perspective, is concerning on construction sites as well as general industry. Contracts between project owners and contractors frequently incorporate indemnity and hold harmless agreements (IHHAs) as a means of distributing risk and determining responsibility for workplace injuries. While these clauses…
Get a Head Start on 2026: Register Now for NASP’s Live Safety Classes
Live Classes
If professional development is one of your goals for 2026, now’s the perfect time to secure your spot in one of NASP’s upcoming live training classes. These sessions offer more than just certification—they’re a chance to learn directly from expert instructors, build real-world skills, and connect with other safety professionals who share your commitment to…
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A Practical Guide to Understanding Confined Spaces
06.12.2019 ComplianceRules and regulations regarding confined spaces can be confusing for many workers and even employers—and understanding what’s required can be…
Jobs Workers Under 18 Cannot Do
06.04.2019 ComplianceAs the “Unofficial Start of Summer” begins with the passing of Memorial Day, thousands of students country-wide will be entering…
Extreme Heat Impacts Injuries, Study Reveals
06.04.2019 ComplianceExtreme heat affects workers’ health by creating conditions in which illnesses can arise, but new research shows high temperatures have…
Protecting Workers from the Effects of Heat
06.04.2019 ComplianceAs much of the Southeast is battling record high temperatures this late Spring, NASP thought we would share with you…
Watch Out for These 5 Types of Environmental Hazards
06.04.2019 CompliancePreventing environmental hazards is crucial to the success of any company regardless of the scale of operations or industry. The…
Improving Safety Knowledge Retention Rates
05.29.2019 CompliancePeople seem attentive during training but afterwards they quickly forget what they’ve learned. What steps can I take to improve…
The Habit of Safety
05.22.2019 ComplianceForming, Changing and Reinforcing Key Safety Behaviors By definition, safety professionals are responsible for controlling exposure to risk. As a…
Safety from the Shadows
05.15.2019 ComplianceThe Problem of Informal Social Power in Industrial Safety Safety is about good intentions. What nobler goal could there be…
Causes, Costs of Injuries in 8 Industries
05.14.2019 ComplianceThe 2019 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index is more specific than in previous years. This year’s index, for the first…
Locking Out Decision Fatigue
05.07.2019 ComplianceIf you wanted to summarize the safety profession for a layperson, you would do well to start with lockout/tagout (LOTO)…
DOT HAZMAT Shipping Key Definitions
04.30.2019 ComplianceWhat are the DOT HAZMAT Shipping Key Definitions? Dangerous goods: Interchangeable with the term “hazardous materials” and mainly used in…
Controlling Hazardous Energy with Lockout/Tagout—Common Challenges and Best Practices
04.23.2019 ComplianceWe have found that only about 10 percent of companies run effective lockout programs. In fact, we have observed that…
