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This month, a large portion of the magazine is dedicated to pre-show coverage of the 2012 National Safety Council Congress & Expo, which will take place Oct. 20-25 in Orlando, FL. If you’re attending this year’s event, the Safety+Health booth will be located at booth #1410 on the Expo Floor.

Perhaps just as important as the load that construction workers lift onsite is the load they carry by being overweight.

Throughout 2012, S+H will go beyond the annual Top 10 by presenting violations 11-30.

The Chemical Safety Board is calling on the oil and gas industry to develop process safety indicators after investigators determined that BP and Transocean overemphasized personal safety metrics and missed critical risks prior to the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion.

The presentation by Mike Williamsen, senior safety consultant for Caterpillar Safety Services, indentifies what needs to happen for an entire organization to make the leap from lip service to active and visible involvement that can achieve lasting sustainable safety results. Watch the archived webinar.

The World Health Organization has declared diesel exhaust a human carcinogen. How might this declaration affect employers and their workers who are exposed to the fumes?

How do I properly train my workers for confined space rescue? If I have an in-house confined space rescue team, do I still need to use non-entry rescue?

The September issue of Safety+Health offers extensive pre-show coverage of the 2012 NSC Congress & Expo, which will take place Oct. 20-25 in Orlando, FL.

The HyFlex 11-518 glove provides wearers with a bare hand-like sensation without compromising cut protection or performance. The glove is rated at ANSI Cut Level 2 protection, making it ideal for precision handling and assembly of sharp, dry, ultra-fine parts.

Used in pairs, Attic-Trax Walkboards help workers in the construction, HVAC and electrical industries move safely through attic space while preventing ceiling damage.