Safe work practices can reduce the numbers of injuries on the job while lowering liability-related costs. Before instituting a safety program, evaluate current procedures and protocols to determine ...

Let's explore best practices in industrial hygiene, with a focus on OSHA's role in regulating and promoting workplace safety. Industrial hygiene plays a vital role in safeguarding the health and ...

In recent years, the electrical industry has seen positive trends toward proper electrical safe work practices and utilization of personal protective equipment (PPE). However, one very routine task ...

Wind energy projects depend on trained technicians who perform tasks at heights of up to 100 feet daily. All these raised ...

You most likely have been trained in the requirements of NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. However, the amount of information you’re expected to retain can sometimes be ...

Over the past century, chemistry has increased our understanding of the physical and biological world as well as our ability to manipulate it. As a result, most of the items we take for granted in ...

Because trench and excavation operations are among the most dangerous jobs in the construction and utility industries, each year the Trench Safety Stand Down is held to encourage companies to discuss ...

To promote safe work practices, healthcare personnel need to have an awareness of the risk of injury throughout the time a sharp is exposed and use a combination of strategies to protect themselves ...

EPA has added two new lead dust studies to the rulemaking docket for the agency's proposed work practice standard to reduce exposures to lead hazards. The agency is accepting public comments on the ...