Safety+Health

A recap of the biggest news out of the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo, which took place Sept. 23-29 in Indianapolis.

Jill Wiltfong from DEKRA Insight speaks with Dr. Susan Koen – an expert on human reliability, workplace fatigue and high-performing work systems – about why performing the same tasks time and time again can contribute to failure to recognize changes and the associated risks.

Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk discusses how curiosity can help increase your influence and encourage workers to “open up to you about work-related concerns and ideas.”

Lynette Dowler, from DTE Energy, explains how her organization addressed complacency in the workforce by introducing the “Life Critical” program and, as a result, has recorded two consecutive years of record-setting safety performance.

The results of Safety+Health's 2017 Salary Survey are in, featuring data broken out by job title, experience, region and more. How does your salary stack up?

The definition of the gig economy is far from clear-cut, but experts agree that the ranks are growing – raising questions about who is responsible for gig workers' on-the-job safety and health.

As part of their efforts to increase worker safety, more employers are enacting policies that ban the use of electronic devices behind the wheel. What are some key elements of a cellphone policy?

What did DEKRA Insight learn when it partnered with a researcher to understand what aspects of the observation process had the greatest impact on safety performance? Gennifer Lyon explains.

Is your cellphone use weakening your interpersonal skills? Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk says face-to-face interaction is vital for safety and health professionals to successfully train, discipline and encourage.

Statistics show 75 percent of the 18- to 64-year-olds who have substance misuse disorders are in the workforce. As the struggles of addiction to opioid painkillers continue to affect worker safety and health, employers are being urged to take action.