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.
Category: Personnel Safety
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 […]
EHS On Tap E253: The Evolution of Ergonomics and Injury Prevention
On episode 253 of EHS On Tap, Jonathan Smith, founder and CEO of J. Smith Safety LLC, talks about the evolution of ergonomics and injury prevention.
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 […]
Trapped in the Tank: A Wake-Up Call for Contractor Safety
Several years ago, a hazardous materials manager with the Chicago Fire Department received an urgent call from a chemical manufacturing facility. Contractors had been working on decommissioned chemical processing tanks when something went horribly wrong. One of the contractors had become trapped inside a tank. When emergency responders arrived, they asked for the worker’s name […]
Labor Unions Sue to Restore NIOSH Programs
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a group of labor unions representing workers in education, manufacturing, mining, and nursing, and a personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer filed a suit in federal court to reverse the recent reorganization of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the AFL-CIO announced […]
EHS On Tap E252: Getting Real About Psychosocial Hazards
On episode 252 of EHS On Tap, Dr. I. David Daniels, Founder and CEO of ID2 Solutions, LLC, talks about his new book Psychosocial Hazards are Real.
Back to Basics: Human and Organizational Performance
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine Human and Organizational Performance. As organizations strive to improve worker safety, some are taking a different approach that incorporates human factors engineering and organizational psychology. Called Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), the […]