Infographic: Workplace Tobacco Use
Here are workplace recommendations for employers and workers about how to address the risks of smoking and tobacco use.
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 Safety Culture NOW Preview
EHS Daily Advisor’s exclusive online summit focusing on safety culture is taking place on April 29-30, 2025. Join us for two days of conversation and insight from industry-leading experts, covering the latest topics in safety culture and providing our audience of safety professionals with the tools for building a more protected workplace in 2025. Day 1: […]
Oregon OSHA Posts Avian Influenza Fact Sheet
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA), the state’s workplace safety and health agency, recently posted a hazard alert for employers and workers on its website about avian (H5N1) influenza. The fact sheet describes the H5N1 virus, who may be exposed (poultry and livestock workers, veterinarians and their staff, and slaughterhouse workers performing […]
Judge Vacates OSHA Citation in ‘Pigging’ Fatalities
On March 4, an administrative law judge (ALJ) with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission vacated an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citation issued following an explosion and worker fatalities during pipeline “pigging” operations. The ALJ’s decision became a review commission final order on April 4. The ALJ vacated the agency’s General Duty […]
OSHA, Safety Partners Offering Construction Safety ‘Stand-Down’
On April 16, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) encouraged employers and safety professionals to participate in the 12th annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction from May 5 to 9. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) partners in the stand-down include the ASSP, the National Safety Council, the Center for […]
EHS On Tap E248: The Challenges Involved in Contractor Training
On episode 248 of EHS On Tap, Chad Frost, Director of QHSE and Audit Services at Avetta, talks about how companies can improve contractor training.
Back to Basics: Understanding Your Workers’ Compensation Responsibilities
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine the ins and outs of workers’ compensation claims. In your safety and health responsibilities, workers’ compensation claims are the flipside of regulatory compliance. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officers can […]
Infographic: Fall Prevention Training
Falls in construction remain a major concern for employers. Here’s what you need to know about the safe use of ladders, scaffolds, and fall protection systems.
EHSDA Shorts: What Can Machine Learning Do for EHS?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Mwangi Ndonga, CIH, CSP, CHMM, Chair, AIHA Technology Initiatives Strategic Advisory Group, explains how EHS professionals can take advantage of machine learning to improve workplace safety.
OSHA, Wage and Hour Division Settle with Missouri Roofer
A Missouri contractor has reached an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to settle violations identified in investigations of a worker’s March 2023 fatal fall, OSHA announced April 7. OSHA investigators determined that Troyer Construction LLP, which operates as Troyer Roofing & Coatings, […]