February 2022Edition

Safety+Health presents the National Safety Council’s 2022 CEOs Who “Get It” – nine leaders who demonstrate a personal commitment to worker safety and health.

Whether you're giving a toolbox talk or making a presentation to the C-suite, being a strong speaker is "an important part of the career," one expert says.

OSHA's recent emergency temporary standards on COVID-19 have drawn attention to – and caused confusion about – how both emergency and traditional OSHA standards work.

“How leaders set the tone and how they own the results – and all things in between – affect exposure, because their messages and actions carry weight,” says David Musgrave of DEKRA.

Journal of Safety Research contributors talk about their work. Kicking things off is researcher Tristan Casey, who answers questions about his study on “making safety training stickier.”

If you’re a back-page reader like I am, you’ll notice right away this month the kickoff of a new column. “On Research” will feature contributors to the Journal of Safety Research, which operates under the day-to-day direction of my National Safety Council colleague, JSR Managing Editor Katie Porretta.

On Feb. 28, 2020, a forklift operator died after being crushed by a loaded pallet of soft drink cans.

Opioid use disorder is defined by Johns Hopkins Medicine as a medical condition in which you’re unable to abstain from using opioids, and behaviors centered around opioid use that interfere with daily life.

For employees who work rotating or night shifts, remaining alert can be especially challenging when the body’s circadian clock is compromised – that is, the body is active when it believes it should be resting.

The American National Standards Institute has requirements indicating what specific colors should be used to communicate hazards to workers. Take this quiz to find out if you know what these colors mean.

What have supply chain disruptions meant for employers who need personal protective equipment for their workers?

We have completed ergonomic risk assessments for most of our jobs. How do we get more improvements implemented?

What is the difference between an electrical risk assessment, a shock assessment and an arc flash assessment?

Dig into the details on keeping records for OSHA, including recording, reporting and submitting.

This white paper contains valuable tips and insights from J. J. Keller’s experts to help employers build strong hazard communication training programs, covering requirements for labeling, Safety Data Sheets and more.

This in-depth white paper details OSHA requirements and jurisdiction, particularly as they pertain to small and medium-sized employers.

In the next five years, millennials will represent 75% of the global workforce, making them the most represented generation in the workplace. As this new worker demographic steps onto the world stage, the impact of its entry is expected to have ripple effects across sectors. Download the research report.

Because of the success of Microsoft Teams, a huge opportunity exists to leverage Microsoft 365’s cultural acceptance among frontline workers to increase awareness of and engagement in EHS.