Category: Special Topics in Safety Management

Safety is a process, and as such, needs to be managed. This section offers resources to create a viable safety program, sell it to senior management, train supervisors and employees in using it, and then track and report your progress. Look also for ways to advance your own skills in these areas, both for your current job, and those that follow.

EHS Tech-AI NOW Preview

EHS Daily Advisor’s exclusive online summit focusing on safety technology is taking place on June 10-11, 2025. Join us for two days of conversation and insight from industry-leading experts, covering the latest topics in safety technology and providing tips and advice on how to improve worker safety using AI, connected devices, and other advancements. Day 1: […]

CSB Issues Final Report on Chemical Incidents at Honeywell Facility

On May 27, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a final report on three chemical incidents involving hydrogen fluoride (HF) at the Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies facility in Geismar, Louisiana. The incidents occurred over a period of less than three years—from October 2021 to June 2024—and revealed systemic safety failures […]

Back to Basics: Handling the Range of Workplace Chemical Hazards

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine workplace chemical hazards. Every day, on-the-job exposures to chemicals can pose health and safety hazards to your employees. Those can be addressed by exposure control methods like engineering or administrative controls, personal […]

Infographic: Safe Patient Handling

Of all the workplace hazards in hospitals and other healthcare organizations, patient handling is the greatest work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) risk factor for healthcare workers. Here’s a self-assessment to help identify existing strengths in patient handling and identify opportunities for improvement.

EHSDA Shorts: What Are Psychosocial Hazards?

In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Dr. I. David Daniels, Founder and CEO of ID2 Solutions, LLC, explains what psychosocial hazards are and how they affect workers. 

New Jersey Commercial Bakery Settles OSHA Citations

Valenti’s Bakery LLC, a Patterson, New Jersey, commercial bakery, has reached a settlement agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to resolve litigation after a May 2024 follow-up investigation at the company’s facility found previously identified hazards hadn’t been addressed. OSHA initially investigated Valenti’s Bakery in June 2023 after an employee suffered partial […]

Why Choose 21-Gauge Gloves?

By: Superior Glove, leading safety glove innovator Ever wonder how some gloves can be ultra-thin—almost like second skin—yet still hold up on the job? The answer lies in the 21-gauge technology. These gloves are built using ultra fine yarns and precision knitting to create a tight, lightweight fabric that offers outstanding dexterity and dependable protection. […]

OSHA Updates Site-Specific Targeting Inspection Program

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced May 20 it updated its Site-Specific Targeting (SST) program of workplace inspections. The program directive (CPL 02-01-067), signed on April 8 and effective May 20, replaces a directive issued on February 7, 2023. The process for selecting establishments for inspection uses OSHA Form 300A data from […]

Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers of State Heat Rules

Ahead of summer 2025, in a May 16 announcement, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) reminded the state’s employers of its indoor and outdoor heat illness prevention standards. The agency also reminded employers of educational materials, guidance, model programs, and other resources available from the agency, which offers annual training held statewide […]