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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 Look Into the Future of Health and Safety
07.05.2018 ComplianceOne of the common topics that come up when general health and safety discussions are taking place is the future…
Ways to Foster Accountability and Improve Safety Culture
07.03.2018 ComplianceWhat Is Accountability? People often think accountability means placing the blame on someone or enforcing a punishment after an incident occurs. If…
Fall Protection Safety
06.25.2018 ComplianceCreating an effective Safety Culture is something we preach daily to our clients, partners, friends, and family. Through our decades…
Recent OSHA Citations from Around the Country
06.13.2018 Current EventsSteel plate falls on, kills worker: $162K OSHA fine A struck-by incident killed an employee of this company. OSHA visited…
What’s New with OSHA Under Trump?
06.13.2018 Current EventsPresident Trump’s first year-plus in office has been anything but quiet. But his influence on OSHA and workplace safety hasn’t…
Workers Thought, ‘It won’t happen to us’: 5 dead, 14 injured
06.13.2018 Current EventsWhen things have been going well for a period of time, workers can develop a false sense of security. “I’ve…
What Makes our CSM So Special?
06.13.2018 Live ClassesWe just completed our CSM course in Wilmington, NC and what a diverse crowd we had attend from around the…
WILMINGTON HEALTH AND SAFETY SCHOOL: DON’T MISS IT!
06.13.2018 Live ClassesThe National Association of Safety Professionals is proud to be part of the Wilmington Regional Safety & Health School this…
CSM Graduates – June 2018, Wilmington, NC. Congratulations!!
06.13.2018 Live ClassesCONGRATULATIONS!! Purchase the Certified Safety Manager Course
CSM Students Taking Their Final Exam…..the pressure is on!!
06.13.2018 Live ClassesPurchase Our CSM Course Online
Vape Pen Explosion Pierces Florida Man’s Cranium, Killing Him
06.12.2018 Current EventsVape pen explosion pierces Florida man’s cranium killing him: Two pieces of the vape pen were in Tallmadge D’Elia’s cranium…
Maria Grimm, First HAZMAT-TTT Student to Receive 100% on Exam, Scores Free NASP Swag!
05.31.2018 Live ClassesCongratulations to Maria Grimm, with Great River Energy, the first student to receive 100% on the final exam of our…
