To review some of this year's memorable moments, browse articles included in Safety+Health's Show Daily email newsletter published each day of the September 2024 event.
“Some people are not aware that they are dealing with a combustible dust because it might not have caused them any trouble in the past and is a seemingly innocuous material,” one expert says.
A lack or absence of oxygen, the presence of toxic chemicals or fumes, and extreme temperatures: These are some of the major hazards associated with confined spaces.
Which workers are more at risk of drowsy driving? According to the National Sleep Foundation, it’s shift workers, people who work long hours, long-haul truck drivers, and business workers who spend many hours on the road each day or might be jet-lagged.
Whether it’s once a year when working on a specific project or part of a regular routine, if you’re a construction worker, you may be asked to work outside of traditional hours.
A 41-year-old framer had been working for two weeks at a residential subcontractor at the site of a new apartment complex. The framer and a co-worker planned to use two scissor lifts in tandem to raise and insert a glulam wooden beam into the side of a horizontal I-beam more than 8 feet above the concrete floor.
Falls from height are a leading cause of workplace injuries in industrial environments. This “Industry Insight” explores how a rigid rail lifeline system can significantly reduce fall distances, prevent serious injuries and boost worker productivity.
Worker safety is nonnegotiable. And although knowledge and training are essential to worker safety in manufacturing and industrial settings, so too is maintaining a reliable supply of safety gear and personal protective equipment, so that employees have what they need, when they need it, to stay safe on the job.
