Resources

Washington — Demonstrating a commitment to worker safety, and getting a firsthand look at whether safety and health programs are working. These are two of the reasons business owners and managers should personally conduct periodic walkaround inspections, OSHA states in a recently released fact sheet.

Washington — OSHA has published a fact sheet intended to help employers comply with the agency’s standard on worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica (1926.1153) for general industry and maritime.

Working with a spirit of service can have “a profound influence on your attitude and feelings,” says veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who encourages readers this month to “make a regular habit of asking employees how you can help them.”

Join the National Safety Council at 11 a.m. Central on March 21 for a free webinar on a systems approach to worker health and well-being based on risk assessments and a “Plan, Do, Check, Act” model.

Washington — The National Cooperative Highway Research Program has released a guidebook that “provides practitioners who develop phasing and staging plans for temporary traffic control through work zones with guidance to evaluate the safety impacts of their plan decisions.”

Your expectations can shade all aspects of your life, says veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who explains why “unrealistic expectations aren’t what usually hold us back – it’s the belief we can’t fulfill a big dream.”

Washington — Operation Lifesaver has released five videos intended to warn young adults about the hazards of crossing railroad tracks.

Washington — More than half of recordable injuries in commercial fishing are preventable with proper housekeeping and sanitary practices, OSHA states in a recently released fact sheet.

“I used to be horrible at taking advice,” says veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who shares tips to help you avoid reacting defensively to creative criticism.

Washington — A new fact sheet from OSHA seeks to help shipyard employers evaluate their fire and rescue services.