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NYC mayor signs Executive Order on protecting workers from heat

S+H Staff — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:49:20 +0000

New York — Development of heat illness prevention plans for New York City employees and contractors, as well as heat safety guidance intended for everyone who works in the city, are part of an Executive Order signed June 22 by Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). The EO also directs the Department of Buildings to “review and […]

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Occupational safety community lacks shared definition of ‘control,’ study finds

S+H Staff — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:14:15 +0000

Boulder, CO — Safety communications and training often recommend improving safety controls to address serious injuries and fatalities, but researchers say the safety community needs to establish exactly what “control” means. A group from the Construction Safety Research Alliance, based at the University of Colorado Boulder, conducted a literature review of multiple studies involving controls […]

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Accepting ‘sufficient’ can be ‘ideal’ for workers with chronic pain: study

S+H Staff — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:47:03 +0000

Lowell, MA — Workers with chronic pain can alleviate extra physical and mental fatigue by recognizing that their body “is not the same as everybody else’s, and that’s OK,” researchers say. A team led by a researcher from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell interviewed 66 workers in multiple occupations about their experiences and work performances related […]

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Most health care workers fear for their safety: survey

S+H Staff — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:42:01 +0000

Atlanta — More than 3 out of 5 health care workers who responded to a recent survey say their employer doesn’t demonstrate a strong concern for their security and that safety training is lax. For its 2026 Healthcare Workforce Safety Report, safety technology provider Centegix surveyed more than 600 workers who interact with patients, patient […]

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Fatal blast leads to call for better awareness of equipment limitations

S+H Staff — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:38:37 +0000

Washington — Chemical facility operators need to ensure their equipment can function within safe operating limits, the Chemical Safety Board says in a new final report. The report details the investigation of a November 2024 incident at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility in Louisville, KY. Two workers died and three were seriously injured when a […]

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Most workers believe they have a ‘toxic’ boss: survey

S+H Staff — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:21:28 +0000

New York — Three out of 5 workers recently surveyed say they have a boss who exhibits toxic behavior, and even more agree that better leadership training can be a solution. Researchers from the Harris Poll surveyed a nationally representative group of more than 1,300 adults about their leaders at work. The researchers defined a […]

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Why a good supervisor matters for safety

Jay Vietas — Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:34 +0000

“Good supervisors know when to pause, when to adjust the plan and when to call in safety pros for help.”

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Communication is key

Melissa J. Ruminski — Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:28 +0000

We know that keeping workers engaged is a constant challenge for safety professionals.

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House hearing focuses on ‘emerging’ workplace safety concerns

Kevin Druley — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:19:12 +0000

Washington — Proposed White House budget cuts risk transforming OSHA into an “injury investigation agency instead of an agency that’s out there trying to proactively prevent injuries,” a former head of OSHA says. Doug Parker, now a health and safety policy consultant, was among a panel that testified during a May 13 House Workforce Protections […]

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Safety ‘starts the moment you put that truck in drive’: video

S+H Staff — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:30:36 +0000

Watertown, SD — For communication tower workers who commute to and operate vehicles on jobsites, “making sure that we stay honed in” and “don’t allow ourselves to become complacent” is critical. That’s an insight from Cameron Swanson, vice president of operations at Ontivity, in a new video from NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association. In […]

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