Safety Tips

Silver Spring, MD — Fatal on-the-job injuries, opioid-related overdose deaths and suicides among construction workers all fell slightly in 2023 from the year prior, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training reports in a recent bulletin.

Washington — The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction is set to begin May 5, coinciding with Construction Safety Week.

Washington — Do you or someone you know care deeply about protecting workers’ hearing and well-being?

A 52-year-old press operator had been employed for about seven years at a facility that fabricated motor vehicle brake system components. Primary production involved stamping and forming parts from steel rolls.

If your work includes operating power tools, replacing fuses or handling any device that could give you an electric shock, you should wear rubber-soled shoes and insulated safety gloves, says the Division of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance.

Throughout your workday, do you find yourself bending, kneeling or squatting for extended periods of time?

Mental health distress and illness can negatively affect your safety and well-being.

Austin, TX — Poor communication from employers, as well as lack of proper training, has left many people feeling not completely safe at work, according to the results of a recent survey.

Ann Arbor, MI — A free training program developed by a team of researchers is aimed at increasing nail salon workers’ knowledge of chemical safety on the job.

Washington — Physically demanding jobs such as those in construction and extraction occupations have higher proportions of synthetic opioid overdose deaths co-involving psychostimulants such as methamphetamines or cocaine, results of a National Institutes of Health study show.