S+H Staff

If you worry about your children’s safety in school drop-off/pickup areas, a new survey shows you’re not alone.

Itasca — New guidance from the National Safety Council is aimed at providing organizations with information and solutions to effectively mitigate and address workplace violence.

Washington — Robin Hutcheson is the first permanent, Senate-confirmed leader of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in almost three years, after the Senate approved her nomination as agency administrator Sept. 22.

Pleasanton, CA — The transportation, health care and government sectors have experienced the greatest increases of “higher worker burnout risk” over the past year, according to a recently released report from software provider Workday.

Housekeeping encompasses many different elements of workplace safety, including controlling and eliminating combustible dust; preventing slips, trips and falls; and following fire safety best practices.

When it comes to head protection, experts Katie Mielcarek, Dennis Capizzi and Tim Gallant all agree on one thing: Know the difference between the products.

Safety+Health asked experts in the PPE industry, “What do safety pros and workers need to know – and remember – about correctly using PPE?” Here’s what they had to say.

The risk alignment challenge: How high-performing organizations respond "When there's misalignment, the tolerance to risk increases at the front line, where the risk of injury is highest," says Elizabeth Prazeres of DEKRA.

"Whether you're a member or the chairperson, you can add energy and life to the committee in a number of ways," says safety pro turned motivational speaker Richard Hawk.

Protective Industrial Products Inc., a Latham, NY-based manufacturer of hand protection and personal protective equipment for the industrial, construction, mining and retail markets, has acquired Industrial Starter S.p.A., headquartered in Vicenza, Italy.