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Once the imminent disaster is over and second responders have begun to secure the area, the safety of those who work at businesses impacted by the disaster becomes a concern.

In the rule proposed in August 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency developed three primary label requirements that manufacturers must use to identify a hearing protector’s intended protection.

According to OSHA, the fatality rate for excavation work is 112 percent higher than the rate for general construction.

Calling 811 before digging is more than a formality; the simple exercise can save lives.

When your job is to keep people safe and leadership doesn’t “get” the importance of your role, lives can be lost. Month after month, press releases from OSHA detailing citations and fines are proof that bad bosses are out there.

Fatality, injury and illness rates have steadily declined for the past several years. OSHA administrator David Michaels – like his predecessors – has claimed at least some credit for this decline, attributing it to actions his agency has taken.

OSHA’s staff in Region 7 has been challenged to meet an audacious goal: zero. The region, which covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, is striving to achieve zero workplace fatalities, said regional administrator Charles Adkins, who has been with OSHA since its inception more than 40 years ago.

Recent reports show prescription drug abuse has reached the level of a public health crisis – and 12.9 million working-age drug users are employed. What can safety professionals do to maintain a drug-free workplace without infringing on a worker’s right to privacy?

A 23-year-old public employee was killed after being struck by a wheel and tire assembly that separated from the axle of a flatbed truck being pulled by a tractor-trailer truck.

Second responders work to clean up the ravages of a disaster area, stabilize infrastructure and help return regions to normal operations. Although they may not literally be putting out fires, those who work in construction, utilities and public works play a vital role in disaster recovery – and face multiple safety hazards while doing so.