Safety+Health

Experts agree that all workplaces – from offices to manufacturing plants – should incorporate housekeeping in their safety programs.

Human resources and safety professionals have similar objectives: ensure effective work processes while complying with the law. Although the departments don’t necessarily need to work together to achieve their goals, experts say that failure to do so may come at a cost.

What are some of the recent trends in worker protection? Safety+Health, with the help of the International Safety Equipment Association, invited PPE manufacturers to weigh in on this question.

Should employers face fines for “minor, trivial” OSHA violations? At least one congresswoman is saying no.

This month, Erika Gwilt from DEKRA Insight discusses what leaders can do – as experts and skilled employees retire – to select and develop talent to keep safety moving forward.

Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk offers advice on how to make speaking with workers about unsafe behaviors easier for everyone involved.

Despite the downward trend in workplace fatalities, safety advocates are calling for stepped-up efforts to protect workers.

Every worker has the right to stop work if he or she feels unsafe. But is that enough? Some experts say employers should empower workers to halt an unsafe task or situation regardless of who is performing it.

A merger or acquisition often means organizations must find a way to unite two safety cultures. The process presents challenges – and opportunities.

In the wake of severe injuries – including a death – involving laboratory researchers at U.S. universities, the Chemical Safety Board and the American Chemical Society are exploring the issues of education and training, near-miss reporting, and safety culture in university labs.