Many employees are not trained properly in the use, care and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE). Companies are required...

Almost two million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence each year. Do you feel safe in your workplace? ...

About 80% of U.S. adults will experience lower back injuries or back pain over their lifetimes. These injuries can be caused by...

Yesterday, we offered some advice to those applying for jobs, and ideas for new hires. Our main focus was to help them question what the...

The job market is very competitive right now and many folks are so happy to be granted an interview that they forget to ask questions...

OSHA describes scissory lifts as machines that are “movable scaffolds.” They can lift large, heavy loads that are well balanced, as well...

OSHA recently issued the Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment in General Industry. This is a directive that provides...

Not long ago, we talked about keeping protective guards around machinery to keep employees from amputations or other injuries. In OSHA’s...

Do you or have you ever worked where there wasn’t some sort of conflict? First, I looked up the word “conflict” and it has several...

How often have you read that on a medicine bottle or box – do not operate machinery while taking this medication? The only type of...

One thing that scares the heck out of me is being in high places! It’s weird, because it doesn’t bother me to fly in an airplane, but if...

Aren’t we all guilty of overdoing it, the first time we try a new job, sport, or game? My granddaughter introduced me to the Wii a...

We want to share this important information with today’s young workers (those under age 25), to tell you how important you are to the...

Back in January, we presented an article, “How would you grade your safety leader?” We listed the attributes that we felt described good...

The safety poster shown below is graphic, but it conveys excellent information for those persons whose jobs require them to work in areas...

Number 8 highest penalties assessed by OSHA for 2010 is: Lead, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1025). Lead is an ingredient found in...

It has taken a while to list and attempt to describe all the top ten OSHA violations and highest penalties assessed for last year, but...

We have been talking about the Top Ten OSHA violations for fiscal year 2010, and the only two left to cover are #8 – Powered Industrial...

There’s nothing worse than making a mistake at work, and having someone announce it to the whole world (at least, that’s the way I have...

As countries strive to develop newer energy sources, “green” jobs have emerged. We hope you have read our articles on wind energy, solar...