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Electrical Safety in the Workplace: Your Complete Guide

Jump To: A frayed cord. A skipped lockout step. A worker who assumes the breaker is off. These are the small moments where electrical accidents start, and they happen more often than most safety teams realize. Electrical safety in the workplace protects people as much as it protects equipment.  Below, we’re covering the hazards, OSHA…

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Rethinking the Safety Triangle: From Heinrich and Bird to a New Era

Rethinking the Safety Triangle: From Heinrich and Bird to a New Era

09.11.2025 Editorial
“The Bird Triangle was wrong, but it changed safety forever.” For nearly a century, the Heinrich/Bird Safety Triangle has been…
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Expanding the Scope of Safety: NASP Services You Might Not Know About

Expanding the Scope of Safety: NASP Services You Might Not Know About

09.11.2025 Safety Culture
At the National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP), our mission has always been to provide safety professionals with the tools…
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Choosing the Right PPE: Avoiding Substandard and Fake Products

Choosing the Right PPE: Avoiding Substandard and Fake Products

09.11.2025 Compliance
A Growing Problem with Online PPE Recent reports have highlighted serious concerns about the sale of substandard personal protective equipment…
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Healthcare in Crisis: Why Worker Safety Must Become a Top Priority

Healthcare in Crisis: Why Worker Safety Must Become a Top Priority

09.11.2025 Safety Culture
Healthcare workers are the backbone of our communities, yet they face alarming levels of risk every time they enter the…
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The Best Workplace Safety Training and Approaches

The Best Workplace Safety Training and Approaches

08.27.2025 Compliance
Safety training is crucial to creating a workplace where workers value safety. When done with the right approach, this training…
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Do You Need a Certification to Become a Safety Manager?

Do You Need a Certification to Become a Safety Manager?

08.27.2025 Certifications
While you do not need safety certifications to become a safety manager, you can go through Certified Safety Manager (CSM) training to…
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Lives Lost and Fines Levied: OSHA Crackdowns in July 2025 Highlight Deadly and Costly Safety Failures

Lives Lost and Fines Levied: OSHA Crackdowns in July 2025 Highlight Deadly and Costly Safety Failures

08.12.2025 Compliance
In July 2025, OSHA issued a series of fines, each underscoring the high stakes of compliance failures and the price…
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New MSP AND CSD Certificants

New MSP AND CSD Certificants

08.12.2025 Certifications
NASP would like to congratulate the safety professionals who have recently earned their Master Safety Professional (MSP)® and Certified Safety…
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Reflections from Orlando: Connection and Computation Forge the Future of Safety at ASSP Safety 2025 (Chris Salemink, MSP, NASP attendee)

Reflections from Orlando: Connection and Computation Forge the Future of Safety at ASSP Safety 2025 (Chris Salemink, MSP, NASP attendee)

08.12.2025 Editorial
Over the course of the three-day event, a consistent message emerged: OSH professionals are now expected to balance two key…
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Celebrating 25 Years of NASP: A Journey of Dedication, Innovation, and Impact

Celebrating 25 Years of NASP: A Journey of Dedication, Innovation, and Impact

08.07.2025 Editorial
This week marks a significant milestone in NASP’s history: 25 years of unwavering commitment to workplace safety. What began in…
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What we learned from 300 safety professionals on psychological health and safety

What we learned from 300 safety professionals on psychological health and safety

07.16.2025 Psychological Health and Safety
Last week, nearly 300 safety professionals from across North America joined a NASP webinar on psychological health and safety (PHS).…
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A Shifting Landscape: Analyzing OSHA’s Proposed Changes to Respirator Medical Evaluations

A Shifting Landscape: Analyzing OSHA’s Proposed Changes to Respirator Medical Evaluations

07.11.2025 Compliance
A significant change may be on the horizon for how we manage respiratory protection programs. The Occupational Safety and Health…
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