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Where Safety Is Headed in 2026: Insights from the Safety Community
By NASP Blogger Safety Culture
Earlier this year, we asked our students, members, and social media audience where they believe safety should be headed in 2026. The feedback was consistent. The future of safety is focused on people, participation, and prevention. Improving safety culture and employee engagement emerged as the top priority, selected by approximately 80% of respondents. Increasing leadership…
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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…
Temporary structure, permanent safety
04.17.2019 ComplianceHelp keep employees safe during all stages of scaffolding work On a November day in 1994, a 60-year-old painter foreman…
Trenching and excavation safety
04.12.2019 ComplianceProper protective systems, competent person key to incident prevention George Kennedy can recall multiple incidents involving unprotected workers and trench…
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…
Complying with OSHA’s Updated Walking-Working Surfaces Rule
04.02.2019 ComplianceLate last year, OSHA published new standards for walking-working surfaces and fall protection in general industry workplaces. The updated standards…
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…
Construction Safety, By the Numbers
03.11.2019 Compliance10 According to OSHA, about 1 in every 10 construction workers sustain an injury each year. Many construction companies and…
