Safety+Health

Ladder-related incidents injure more than 50 workers every day in the United States. To help address the issue, the American Ladder Institute has designated March as National Ladder Safety Month.

Safety+Health shares seven tips from veteran safety professionals Carl Potter and Richard Hawk on making safety committee meetings more enjoyable.

Don Groover from DEKRA Insight discusses the challenge of "understanding what safe decision-making looks like and how to develop and deploy it systematically."

Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk asks, "What is it that makes you happy, particularly during the many hours you spend performing your job as a safety and health professional?"

Editor Melissa J. Ruminski writes about fatigue and the safety and health risk it presents to workers.

Safety+Health presents the 2017 CEOs Who "Get It" – a group of seven leaders who demonstrate a personal commitment to worker safety and health.

Labor-law experts are predicting significant changes for worker safety regulation – including a stronger focus on compliance assistance – under the Trump administration.

OSHA has issued a long-awaited final rule lowering occupational exposure limits for beryllium, a lightweight metal used in various industries. Supporters of the rule say it's the result of an innovative collaboration between industry and labor.

Almost one-third of strokes occur in people younger than 65 – many of whom say they plan to return to work. To help stroke victims get back on the job, employers need to understand possible impairments and how workers can be accommodated, experts say.

Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk offers tips for working with difficult people because "as safety and health professionals, dealing with all kinds of individuals is an important part of our job."