Managing Safety: BP Learns there IS a New Sheriff in Town
United States Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis is living up to her promise that there is “a new sheriff in town” and that OSHA is back in the business of enforcing workplace safety and health laws. Just ask BP...
NIOSH Releases Prevention Through Design Plan
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released “Prevention through Design: Plan for the National Initiative,” a statement of goals and strategies for preventing work-related injuries and illnesses by designing occupational hazards out of work equipment, structures, materials and processes...
ASSE Members Meet Chinese Officials to Discuss Workplace Safety and Health
Several American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members and EHS professionals recently met in Beijing and Shanghai with Chinese officials to exchange ideas, best practices and concepts related to occupational safety and health management...
Managing Safety: Asking the Right Questions: A Critical Step to Safety Improvement
Socrates had two students: Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle sought to find the answers to the most important issues of his day. Plato sought to ask the most probing and insightful questions...
CELEBRATING AMERICA's SAFEST COMPANIES 2010
EHS Today celebrates 12 companies named America’s Safest Companies in 2010...
ASSE: Ergonomics Programs Save Money, Prevent Injuries
Workplace musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most significant occupational safety and health problems in the United States, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Ergonomics Branch is providing tips to help reduce MSDs at work and at home as part of October’s National Ergonomics Month...
NSC: Busting the “Safety is Boring” Myth
During the closing session of the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo on Oct. 6, Richard Hawk discussed the future of safety and encouraged EHS professionals to lighten up their safety training – and improve worker productivity, safety and well-being in the process...
NSC: How EHS Leaders Can Effectively Deliver Difficult Messages
Whether it’s delivering the tragic news of a worker fatality or going through a round of layoffs, EHS managers can take steps to deliver the bad tidings with sensitivity and compassion. Bob VandePol, president of Crisis Care Networks, spoke at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in San Diego to share tips on delivering difficult messages...
NSC: Preventing Young Worker Fatalities
During a session at the 2010 National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo, two experts discussed common contributing factors to young worker fatalities and what employers can do to protect their younger employees...
NSC: A Million Acts of Safety
The National Safety Council (NSC) will recognize the top participants in its campaign to reduce unintentional injuries on Oct. 5 during the NSC Congress and Expo...
America’s Safest Companies: Empowering Employees,Investing in Safety
EHS Today celebrates 12 companies named America's Safest Companies in 2010...
NSC: Influencing Safety Culture
At the Oct. 4 opening session of the 2010 National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in San Diego, keynote speaker Michael Abrashoff, former navy commander and author, told attendees that when it comes to safety leadership, they need to forget about what they don’t have control over and instead focus on what they can influence – namely, the people and the culture...
NSC: Dow Chemical Co. Receives Robert W. Campbell Award
On Oct. 4, the National Safety Council (NSC) presented The Dow Chemical Co. with its 2010 Robert W. Campbell Award at the opening session of the NSC 2010 Congress & Expo in San Diego...
Avoiding Tragedy on the Loading Dock
Wheel-based restraints are one way to achieve safety at the loading dock...
A Dry Dock Is a Safe Dock
While walking at night in certain neighborhoods is regarded as highly risky, few places are more dangerous for pedestrians than the loading dock...
BP Creates New Safety and Risk Division
On Sept. 29, BP leadership announced plans to create a new safety division with “sweeping powers” to oversee and audit the company’s operations around the world. Incoming CEO Bob Dudley called safety and risk management “our most urgent priority"...
Will You Survive the ‘Daily Grind’?
Did you know that 26 percent of grinder accidents in an 8-year period resulted in fatalities...
Injuries Sustained While Riding Segway Transporter ‘Severe’
Injuries sustained while riding Segway transporters are significant and on the rise, according to a case series of emergency department visits published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine, “Serious Injuries Related to the Segway Personal Transporter: A Case Series”...
Teens Don’t Believe They Will Have an Accident or be Killed if Texting While Driving
A new State Farm survey shows that despite academic research indicating the consequences of texting while driving can be as severe as drunk driving, some teens still don’t see it that way...
Former CSB Chairman Discusses Deepwater Horizon Investigation, Board Priorities
John Bresland, former chairman and current board member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), spoke with EHS Today about the board’s investigation into the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, the board’s priorities, combustible dust regulation and more...
How Can We Best Measure Worker Productivity?
Can investing in employee health improve the bottom line by making workers more productive? To answer that question, companies need new and better tools for measuring employee productivity, according to an article in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine....
Employee Training Top Concern for HR Managers
It’s back-to-school time, but teachers aren’t the only ones with lesson plans on their minds this fall. Human resources (HR) departments also are focused on continuing education for workers, suggests a new OfficeTeam survey...
Frequently Injured: Fire the Person or Fix the Problem?
In several organizations, a few workers represent a large percent of the incidents. So, do we fire these outliers or understand them and fix the problem? The answer says a lot about the desire for excellence...
Fashion Kills: Industrial Manslaughter in the Global Supply Chain
No matter how you cut it, a pair of jeans is not worth a worker’s life...
Hispanic Construction Workers Face Health Care Challenges
According to a new report from the CPWR (Center for Construction Research and Training) Data Center, construction workers of Hispanic origin lag behind other construction workers in terms of health insurance coverage and access and utilization of medical care...
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