Alan Ferguson

March is National Ladder Safety Month – a good time for a refresher on best practices.

“Leading by example is a key way for host organizations to ensure the safety of their onsite workforce,” researcher Jin Lee says.

Washington — Lori Chavez-DeRemer tried to distance herself from her sponsorship of the labor-friendly PRO Act during her Feb. 19 confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

They’re more common because they’ve been shown to reduce the risk of serious collisions. But if you don’t have much experience with them, they can take time to get used to – and may even be a bit intimidating.

Thinking about bringing new safety technology into your workplace? We talked with two experts about what safety pros and employers should take into account.

The agency conducts around 35,000 workplace inspections each year. Not surprisingly, some cases stand out more than others.

Cold weather raises the risk of some not-so-obvious hazards. Here are a few to keep in mind.

Cold weather brings hazards that you may not be aware of.

“Some people are not aware that they are dealing with a combustible dust because it might not have caused them any trouble in the past and is a seemingly innocuous material,” one expert says.

Richard Fairfax – a former OSHA official and now a principal consultant for the National Safety Council – provides insight.