Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has determined that the annual training requirements outlined in its Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines rule supply “an experience sufficient to enable miners to apply their knowledge, other training and available written instruction to effectively use the refuge alternative in an emergency.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought faceshields and masks into the general public’s consciousness. But to safety professionals and workers in many industries, face protection is hardly new.

In 2018, nearly 6,600 employees missed work because of injuries sustained on loading docks, dock plates and ramps. Employers can implement a number of safety strategies to help prevent injuries.

Although outdoor workers are most affected by wildfires, workers in commercial buildings and office locations near fires also face risks.

Parsons Corp. is the latest recipient of the Robert W. Campbell Award, presented annually by the National Safety Council to an organization that successfully integrates environmental, health and safety management with business operations.

Effective storytelling can inspire and spur positive safety behaviors, experts say.

Saying an organization’s safety program is world class “allows people to be tempted to take their foot off the gas even though they aren’t at the finish line,” say Don Groover and Jim Spigener from DEKRA.

Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk says regret has value “if you allow it to change your actions for the better.”

A 59-year-old foreman for a municipal public works department died after falling from the tailgate of a dump truck. The department had no comprehensive safety and health program.

Do you work with wet cement, paints or plaster? Maybe adhesives? These are just some of the materials that can irritate your skin because they can contain harsh substances such as hexavalent chromium, calcium hydroxide, toluene, xylene, epoxy resins and lime.