You may not work in an environment where you need a N95 Particulate Respirator; however, in the United States, there are an estimated 5...

Can you name one shortcut in work that is safe? The only safe shortcuts that I know about are the ones on your computer! Don’t we all...

The key to a successful safety program is to protect employees from head injuries. The easiest and most important way is by wearing...

In response to several emails we have recently received regarding MSA V-Gard Protective Helmets, we want to pass on the following...

In our series about dangerous jobs in America, one particular job keeps popping up on several “top ten” lists: refuse collectors. Also...

Are you aware that 75% of the nation’s current illegal drug users are employed, and that 3.1% of them admit that they have used illegal...

More than 32 million workers are potentially exposed to one or more chemical hazards; there are over 650,000 existing chemical hazards in...

Seriously, a fellow I worked with years ago, was telling some of us that he couldn’t stand heights! There was no way he could climb, or...

Coal mining is considered one of America’s top ten most dangerous jobs. There are more than 50 countries that produce coal, China...

For those brave souls who make their livings in the logging industry, “Timber” is a very familiar word to warn fellow workers that a tree...

Have you ever thought about how dangerous many of the jobs are that people perform every day? When a thunderstorm hits and the...

One of the worst things that can happen to any business is for an employee to be injured on the job. (It goes without saying, that it’s...

It could take only a few minutes of exposure to certain sounds for hearing loss to occur. Data compiled from the CDC/NIOSH website...

DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA chief encourages safe cleanup efforts The U.S. Department of Labor is always...

Americans make almost 120 million visits to emergency departments each year. Most of these are for injury or poisoning. Not every ER...

Employers must take care by conducting extensive hazard assessments to ensure that potential injury to arm and hands of workers is...

Tools are such a common part of our lives that it is east to forget that they pose serious hazards. Hand tools range from axes to...

The welfare of everyone at a worksite is threatened when a worker is impaired by abusing drugs or alcohol. You can play an important...

“Prevention through Design” is a national initiative for preventing and controlling occupational illnesses, injuries and fatalities being...

Those who work in the field of healthcare, i.e., medical, dental, nursing homes, EMS, and others such as law enforcement, are trained to...