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Why psychological health and safety (PHS) is the future of workplace safety

The safety landscape is about to undergo a major transformation. Over the next decade, the biggest threats to workplace safety won’t come from machinery malfunctions or ladder falls. Rather, they’ll come from psychosocial hazards: excessive workload, unsupportive leadership, workplace bullying, and lack or autonomy. These are the hidden risks that erode attention, impair decision-making, and…
How to Become a Safety Manager

How to Become a Safety Manager

The work of a safety manager can be fulfilling as you get to promote and improve safety in your workplace. However, it’s not always an easy job, and getting qualified can be challenging without the right credentials. You must consider whether you have the right traits, if you plan to get a degree, which industry…
How to Save Money By Developing Your Own Safety Programs

How to Save Money By Developing Your Own Safety Programs

While prioritizing workplace safety is essential, it can also be expensive. Developing safety programs internally instead of outsourcing training can protect employees and financial assets. Whether you’re a business owner or manager, equipping yourself or a staff member to develop safety programs can save your company money. Alongside the financial benefits of having a team…
How to Maintain Accurate Safety Records

How to Maintain Accurate Safety Records

Maintaining safety records helps keep your organization legally compliant and builds a culture where every employee returns home safely each day. Safety records rarely make headlines unless something goes wrong, but when an accident happens, they provide critical information. They can reveal emerging patterns linked to workplace dangers, and lives can be saved when action…
OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) covers standards for safe and healthy workplaces in the United States. It establishes regulations, performs inspections, conducts training and education, and works with state agencies and other industry regulators. OSHA also establishes safety recordkeeping requirements to track and monitor workplace accidents in various industries. Learn more about OSHA…

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Ergonomics in the Construction Industry

Ergonomics in the Construction Industry

05.15.2024 Compliance
We don’t normally visualize men in hardhats starting out their day doing a range of motion exercises, but ergonomic issues…
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Common Safety Challenges in the Construction Industry

Common Safety Challenges in the Construction Industry

05.15.2024 Compliance
Construction jobs are some of the most dangerous and hazardous in the world. In fact, construction was the leading industry for…
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OSHA’s Top 10: Finalized Data Released for Fiscal Year 2023

OSHA’s Top 10: Finalized Data Released for Fiscal Year 2023

05.10.2024 Compliance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released comprehensive data detailing the most frequently cited safety standards for fiscal…
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Heat Stress, Child Labor, and Contractors… Oh my!

Heat Stress, Child Labor, and Contractors… Oh my!

05.10.2024 Compliance
In a recent development that could have significant implications for workplace safety, the Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, announced…
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DOL Publishes Final Rule

DOL Publishes Final Rule

04.10.2024 Compliance
The U.S. Department of Labor recently published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to…
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New PFAS Legislation

New PFAS Legislation

04.10.2024 Compliance
Today, the EPA has issued the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect us from harmful PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl…
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Trenching Collapse Death

Trenching Collapse Death

03.14.2024 Compliance
On August 10th, 2023, two Pyles Plumbing and Utility Contractors Inc. employees were installing sewer-line piping when the trench’s side…
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Ambiguous Rule Led to Electrocution

Ambiguous Rule Led to Electrocution

03.14.2024 Compliance
A recent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decision shows that a worker’s electrocution was the result of an…
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Injured Worker to Claim Benefits

Injured Worker to Claim Benefits

03.14.2024 Compliance
On June 20th, 2021, Molly Sullivan, an airline worker for United Airlines, parked in Garage 2 and entered the third-floor…
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How to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace

How to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace

02.29.2024 Compliance
Mental health in the workplace is an important factor for employers to consider. Good mental health fosters a more productive…
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Ammonia Release Prompts OSHA Inspection

Ammonia Release Prompts OSHA Inspection

02.12.2024 Compliance
Responding to a report of workers being exposed to anhydrous ammonia, federal investigators found a Madison ice cream plant lacked…
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4 Steps to Improve Ethical Decision Making

4 Steps to Improve Ethical Decision Making

02.12.2024 Compliance
As safety professionals, ethical decision-making serves as a cornerstone for fostering a culture of safety, integrity, and responsibility. Our actions…
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