Safety+Health

As the number of women in environmental, health and safety professions increases, so will opportunities for career advancement, experts say.

“Telling people to stop making errors or leadership applying discipline won’t improve performance error,” says Matt Hargrove of DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability.

Safety+Health looks at some important changes to “the primary consensus standard addressing electrical hazards.”

“What has 2020 taught you?” asks veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who says you can use challenging situations to improve your coping skills.

Instead of asking, “Can it happen here?” ask, “How can it happen here?” says Mike Snyder, managing director for DEKRA North America’s process safety practice.

The National Safety Council presents the 2021 CEOs Who “Get It” – eight leaders who demonstrate their personal commitment to worker safety and health.

Strengthening the relationship between safety pros and frontline supervisors.

Veteran safety experts weigh in on how employers can get – and stay – in compliance with the standards that frequently earn a spot on OSHA’s list of most cited violations.

A spike in lost-time injuries and illnesses resulting from “environmental cold” suggests a lack of understanding of cold stress and how to avoid related injuries.

“Yes,” says Don Groover, general manager of DEKRA North America, who shares tips.