Trenching and excavation are essential to construction, but these tasks come with severe hazards. Annually, an average of 21 American workers die doing trenching and excavation work. In 2022, the number reached 39.  The good news is that proper safety practices can reduce the likelihood of these tragedies and save lives. Keep reading to understand the dangers…

Safety professionals understand how critical training programs are to keeping workers safe. Unfortunately, accidents happen every day. In 2023, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics received reports of 5,283 fatalities. In 2024, businesses reported 5,292 severe injuries and 4,271 hospitalizations to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The most common event was falling on the same level. Proper…

According to one study, engaged employees were five times less likely to be the cause of an incident. When implementing your employee safety training program, are your employees truly engaged? Holding safety training is a key duty for environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals. To increase employee engagement in safety training, you can leverage a few actionable…

Employees in industrial workplaces face several hazards on the job every day, including: To that end, the benefits of safety training in the workplace are well-documented. But how do you actually determine whether your safety training program is working or if improvements are in order? This article breaks down some key metrics for safety professionals to track,…