Safety+Health

NIOSH researcher Rebecca Guerin looked at whether job-specific safety training and skills can help build a foundation of safety for young workers.

“In all aspects of our lives, confirmation bias can hinder our ability to stay open-minded. As safety pros, it can make us less effective.”

Meet the 2024 Rising Stars of Safety – 38 young safety professionals who are making an impact.

“In incorporating many different points of view, you might be able to apply a certain tool toward risks or hazards in the workplace,” a veteran safety pro says. “You can’t just keep doing the same things in the same way and expect better outcomes or improvements.”

Be ready to respond to an opioid overdose at work. “It really is something that’s very simple to administer,” an NSC expert says.

“Through their behavior, leaders must demonstrate actions that ensure the safety and well-being of their workforce.”

“Just as sports coaches train and spur athletes to perform better, coaching someone to work safely is fulfilling.”

Justices ruled that courts – not federal agencies – are the true decision-makers on resolving ambiguities in laws such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

In “Making the Business Case for Safety Innovation,” NSC highlights the benefits of eight key technologies and provides safety and health professionals a “quantifiable foundation” for developing a business case for safety innovation.

Check out our preview of the nation’s largest environmental, health and safety event, set for Sept. 13-19 in Orlando, FL.