Albany, NY — Employers in New York state will be required to adopt a prevention plan to protect workers from the spread of airborne infectious diseases on the job, under a new state law.

Sacramento, CA — Revisions to California’s emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 have been adopted by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, ending a tumultuous process that nearly forced fully vaccinated workers to continue following mask and physical distance rules.

Making sure your facility is prepared for a spill goes beyond having a kit onsite.

The first lesson in buying gloves? “You get what you pay for,” answers Jeff Cohen, director of product management for hand and arm protection at Protective Industrial Products. “Not all gloves are created equal.

Employers should take steps to avoid mold-related health issues in the workplace.

Laughter “opens the door to get our safety message out,” experts say – but it needs to be used carefully.

“Feeling overwhelmed is a common experience in our fast-paced world,” says safety pro turned motivational speaker Richard Hawk, who offers tips for dealing with stress.

For a number of years after I became editor of Safety+Health, one reader would email me to tell me that the magazine should feature cartoons, and we had some good-natured debate over it.

Raghuvaran Chakkravarthy shares how he got into the occupational safety and health industry.

Ed Maurer shares how he got into the occupational safety and health industry.