When ventilation or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are used to protect workers from air contaminants, air sampling must be conducted to ensure those workers are not overexposed. Verifying that controls are adequate is critical.  Air sampli...

OSHA has just updated their criteria for reporting workplace fatalities and severe injuries.  The change will take place on January 1, 2015. Currently, businesses are required to contact OSHA if there is a fatality or 3 or more individuals are h...

What’s on the menu if you’re a leader in your restaurant or commercial kitchen? The answer, of course, is the safety of your professional staff. To create a well balanced menu, start by focusing on the industry’s common losses ...

A hand held circular saw is one of the most common and potentially dangerous tools on the jobsite. Ease of use and versatility of this saw are factors that drive decisions which put the operator at risk of injury.  It’s called a “ski...

OSHA has recently launched a new educational resource on their website which has extensive materials to help hospitals prevent worker injuries, assess workplace safety needs, enhance safe patient handling programs, and implement safety and health man...

It wasn’t always safety first at Santa’s workshop when the elves labored feverishly to finish all the toys needed for the big night.  There was the time Dingle chipped a front tooth when he lost hold of the small wood chisel he was ...

Workers’ Compensation insurance fraud is a “victimless crime” so no one really gets hurt, right? Wrong! The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud estimates that insurance fraud in the United States tops $80 billion every year and ...

This very informative infographic helps to detail the decision process for controlling hazards and implementing PPE for identified hazards.  As the graphic shows, elimination of the hazard or installing engineering controls are the most sustaina...

In today's business world we are faced with escalating healthcare costs. Employees are asked to contribute more to the cost of their healthcare policy and employers are providing wellness programs and incentives to change behavior and ultimately imp...

The famous physicist, Steven Hawking, once said, “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”  I’m sure that Mr. Hawking would agree...