EHS On Tap E250: How Wearables are Changing Workplace Safety
On episode 250 of EHS On Tap, Tom West, Vice President and Global Practice Leader, MakuSafe, talks about how wearable technology is reshaping workplace safety.
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.
Labor Department Recognizes Workers Memorial Day
Department of Labor (DOL) leaders recognized Workers Memorial Day in a ceremony held April 24. Speakers at the ceremony, held at the department’s Washington headquarters, included Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Acting Assistant Secretary Amanda Wood Laihow, Mine Safety and Health Administration Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy James Paul […]
President Orders Crackdown on Non-English-Speaking Drivers
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on April 28 directing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to strengthen its enforcement of truck driver English proficiency regulations. “Proficiency in English, which I designated as our official national language … should be a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers,” the president said in his […]
Infographic: Farm Emergency Preparedness
Having an emergency action plan developed and in place is crucial for farm worker safety. Here’s what you need to know about farm emergency preparedness.
EHSDA Shorts: Is Your Organization Ready to Purchase EHS Software?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Stu Cook, Product Marketing Manager, Cority, explains what organizations should consider when planning to buy EHS software.
How Gauge Affects Glove Performance
By: Superior Glove, leading safety glove innovator Introduction From cotton to nylon to aramids, string knit safety gloves offer various levels of hazard protection and are typically classified by their gauge, ranging from 7-gauge to 21-gauge. But what is glove gauge and how does it affect glove performance? What is a glove gauge? Gauge refers […]
Worker Safety: Preventing Falls Can Save Lives
Fall hazards are common in almost every facility or on every job site. Unfortunately, struggling to meet minimum OSHA fall protection requirements is also common. Fall protection violations have been the leading cause of citation from OSHA since 2010, with violations regarding ladders, scaffolds, and fall protection training requirements also ranking in the top 10 […]
EHS On Tap E249: Focusing on Distracted Driving Prevention
On episode 249 of EHS On Tap, Julia Kite-Laidlaw, Senior Program Manager, National Safety Council’s Road to Zero Coalition, talks about the importance of preventing distracted driving.
Back to Basics: Emergency Preparedness on the Farm
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine emergency preparedness for farm workers. For farm workers, there are many emergencies and hazards that may occur. To prepare for these events, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends that […]
Researchers Examine Causes of Construction Accidents
Researchers used a risk assessment framework to examine patterns of construction accidents in a report published April 18. “Unraveling the evolutionary patterns of construction accidents: a risk assessment framework based on average mutual information theory” appeared in Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal. The researchers found that fatal psychological and physiological factors in construction accidents […]