S+H Staff

Washington — A recent letter of interpretation from OSHA clarifies whether a fatal motor vehicle incident involving an employee would be considered work-related.

Lowell, MA — Keeping workers safe during a disaster – natural or human-caused – is the goal of a new online course from a NIOSH Total Worker Health Center of Excellence.

Arlington, VA — Most drivers would approve the use of vehicle technology designed to prevent or limit speeding, results of a recent survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show.

Boston — Unintentional overdoses accounted for more than 1 out of 4 workplace deaths in Massachusetts between 2021 and 2022, the state’s Department of Public Health reports.

Tailoring gloves to the worker and job tasks are key to providing proper hand protection. It’s how employers can “significantly” improve safety, says Tina Perales, national product sales manager – hand, eye and face protection USA and Canada at Honeywell.

Remote monitoring cleans up the “defunct AED mess” by monitoring AEDs at scale by removing many of the process and people challenges that come from manual inspections.

Did you know that small changes in the environment can influence safer decisions and promote positive behavior? This theory is a concept in behavioral science that proposes subtle, indirect suggestions can effectively influence the behavior and decision-making processes of individuals and groups.

This informative guide from Red Wing for Business compares the many advantages of a managed safety footwear program with those of a typical reimbursement program – for both you and your employees.

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“A general rule of thumb is to identify activities that expose employees to heat above 85° F for 15 minutes or more.”