January 2020 Archives - Safety+Health Magazine

2020 State of safety

S+H Staff — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:06:00 +0000

As a new year begins, Safety+Health offers an infographic to help paint a picture of the current safety landscape.

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Safe scaffolding

Barry Bottino — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:06:00 +0000

Over the past decade, the scaffolding standard has been a mainstay on OSHA’s annual “Top 10” list of most frequently cited violations. Experts say training and a small financial investment are the easiest path to compliance.

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OSHA’s General Duty Clause

Alan Ferguson — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:04:00 +0000

The General Duty Clause is intended to be used as OSHA’s catchall for regulating workplace hazards – but first the agency must satisfy a difficult four-part test.

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Eye and face protection: 7 key considerations

Kevin Druley — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:03:00 +0000

Experts offer insight into ways this essential personal protective equipment can be misused or overlooked.

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All About You: Who do you think you are? Change your self-identity to improve your life

S+H Staff — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:02:00 +0000

“Our best and worst habits often define who we say we are,” says veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who shares why you should focus on the positive.

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Safety Leadership: Demonstrate your personal safety ethic

S+H Staff — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:02:00 +0000

“Saying you value safety in the workplace and demonstrating it are two very different things,” says Steven Luttrull, vice president of DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability.

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Speaker Spotlight: A new definition of safety

S+H Staff — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000

“What is safe? The answer may not be as simple as you think,” says Corrie Pitzer, CEO and founder of SAFEmap International, who explains why safety pros need to become “risk competent.”

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My Story: Derrick C. Denessen

S+H Staff — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Derrick C. Denessen shares how he got into the EHS field.

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My Story: Rick Croft

S+H Staff — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Rick Croft shares how he got into the EHS field.

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Editor’s Note: It’s still ‘All About You’

Melissa J. Ruminski — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Editor Melissa J. Ruminski expresses her appreciation for Richard Hawk’s “All About You” column.

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