Organizations with a strong safety culture tend to experience low levels of risky behavior and low accident rates, turnover, and absenteeism, as well as high productivity. Check out the article for a list of suggestions to strengthen the safety culture in your organization.

DOL has given notice that the Department is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Death Gratuity,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

This training session will discuss the hazards of flammable liquids, as well as the precautions required for working safely with them. Use this PowerPoint presentation to train your employees on this important topic.

This training session will discuss the hazards of flammable liquids, as well as the precautions required for working safely with them. Use this quiz to train your employees on this important topic.

This training session will discuss the hazards of flammable liquids, as well as the precautions required for working safely with them. Use this quiz to train your employees on this important topic.

This training session will discuss the hazards of flammable liquids, as well as the precautions required for working safely with them. Use these speaker's notes, which accompany the associated PowerPoint presentation, to train your employees on this important topic.

This training session will discuss the hazards of flammable liquids, as well as the precautions required for working safely with them. Use this audio presentation to train your employees on this important topic.

Trenching and excavating are both hazardous activities. Remaining on guard at all times is necessary because different hazards may be present in each excavation or trench. Use this Trenching Safety trainer's outline to train your workers on this important topic.

Trenching and excavating are both hazardous activities. Remaining on guard at all times is necessary because different hazards may be present in each excavation or trench. Use this Trenching Safety quiz to train your workers on this important topic.

Trenching and excavating are both hazardous activities. Remaining on guard at all times is necessary because different hazards may be present in each excavation or trench. Use this Trenching Safety handout to train your workers on this important topic.

One of the most tedious parts of an EHS manager's job is keeping track of numerous records. This special report shows EHS managers at a glance the records they need to keep on hand and for how long, and features a recordkeeping checklist you can use to stay organized.

Many different agencies and organizations provide regulations on chemical safety, and keeping track of them all can be overwhelming. This special report gives a brief overview of the major regulatory agencies and private organizations that contribute to chemical safety procedures and explains what you need to do to comply with each one.

This special report presents a series of 10 steps a business can take to develop a comprehensive plan in case of a serious disaster. Although it won't prevent catastrophe, careful planning might make the difference between a business that survives a disaster and one that doesn't.

This OSHA Fact Sheet describes some common elements of injury and illness prevention programs and how to implement them in your workplace. The fact sheet explains the major elements of an effective program, which include management leadership; worker participation; hazard identification, assessment, prevention and control; education and training and program evaluation and improvement.

How would your employees escape from your workplace in an emergency? Are you sure the doors will be unlocked and that the exit access, such as a hallway, will not be blocked during a fire, explosion, or other crisis? This OSHA Fact Sheet addresses these questions to help keep you and your employees safe during an emergency.

Every June, the National Safety Council (NSC) celebrates National Safety Month (NSM) "to educate and influence behaviors around leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths." This week's Training Tip focuses on employee wellness, which is the highlighted week two theme for National Safety Month.

Electrical products and components are one of the most frequently counterfeited products in the world. Check out the article for some tips on spotting fake products and making sure what you buy meets safety standards.

PHMSA has given ntoice that it has submitted an information collection request concerning the National Pipeline Mapping Program to Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DOL has given notice of an information collection request cioncerning Medical Travel Refund Request.

By the end of this session, your employees will be able to identify benzene hazards; understand exposure limits; use engineering controls, PPE, and safe work practices to prevent exposure; and know what to do in an emergency involving benzene.

OSHA has proposed to update its general industry and construction signage standards by adding references to the latest versions of the American National Standards Institute standards on specifications for accident prevention signs and tags, while retaining the existing references to the earlier ANSI standards, thereby providing employers an option to comply with the updated or earlier standards. OSHA has also proposed to incorporate by reference Part VI of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 1988 Edition, Revision 3, into the incorporation-by-reference section of the construction standards.

OSHA has proposed to update its general industry and construction signage standards by adding references to the latest versions of the American National Standards Institute standards on specifications for accident prevention signs and tags, while retaining the existing references to the earlier ANSI standards, thereby providing employers an option to comply with the updated or earlier standards. OSHA has also proposed to incorporate by reference Part VI of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 1988 Edition, Revision 3, into the incorporation-by-reference section of the construction standards.

Are you taking full advantage of near misses to improve safety? In this article, we'll give you some tips for training your employees on reporting and investigating near misses in order to learn from these incidents and prevent future accidents.

PHMSA has given notice that the Agency is extending the public comment periond for the February 13, 2013 Federal Register notice of the intent to revise the gas distribution annual report (PHMSA F7100.1-1) to improve the granularity of the data collected.

With summer approaching, it's an appropriate time to inform employees that skin cancer accounts for more than half of the cancer cases diagnosed in the United States each year. The good news is that it is both preventable and, if caught early, curable. Today's Training Tip gives you valuable training information for your employees.

You've been working hard to improve safety at your site, and your injury stats are heading in the right direction. But it's still not enough. How do you you kick safety and health up to the next level? Check out the article for insight and practical guidance from two well-respected safety consultants who specialize in advising OSH professionals who want to move beyond current levels of performance.

OSHA has proposed to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Standard on Asbestos in General Industry.

In this special report, we give you an overview of EPA, OSHA, and DOT training requirements, some tips on choosing a program, and information about the different delivery methods available to you.

In this special report, we'll explain how to integrate EHS performance metrics into business value calculations to help EHS professionals enhance the value of their programs in the eyes of executive management.

In this special report, we'll tell you how to make the business case for the importance of EHS, including metrics for tracking performance and strategies for communicating your case to executive management.

This BLR special report gives the most current salary information for a wide range of EHS positions.

In this special report, we'll tell you why new employees are often injured on the job and give you tips on keeping them safe.

In this special report, we'll discuss OSHA's top violations for 2012—and give you tips on avoiding them at your facility.

Many hours every year are spent training workers on how to work safely with hazardous materials. But it's easy to forget that these materials are still hazardous even when they are sitting on a shelf or in a cabinet. This special report will focus on some general rules for storing hazardous materials and offer specific recommendations to keep your facility safe.

In this special report, we review some case studies from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) to identify some of the factors the OSHRC uses in determining whether a company should be cited and how severe penalties should be.

Safety is everyone's responsibility, and if your employees don't hold up their end, your training, procedures, and policies can't be effective. This report will look at ways to help turn your employees into safety champions.

Have a question about OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping? Chances are, someone else has had the same question. Check out our special report for the top 100 OSHA recordkeeping questions and expert answers from BLR.

Don't wait for accidents to happen before you inspect your safety systems. In this special report, we give you the 9 steps you need to develop a safety audit program that will help keep your employees safe.

Each year, nearly 100 workers are killed and another 20,000 are seriously injured in forklift-related accidents. In this special report, we'll tell you how to prevent these incidents by protecting against the top 5 deadly forklift dangers.

In this special report, we'll tell you what to expect during an OSHA inspection so you can prepare accordingly.

In this special report, we'll give you a comprehensive overview of all OSHA's training requirements for general industry, including requirements for hazardous materials, fire protection, machine guarding, electrical operations, and more.

In Part 1 of this feature, we discussed what employers can do to prepare for emergencies like the one in West, Texas. In this installment, we'll examine the role of accident prevention strategies and talk about how implementing proactive safety programs can prevent disasters and benefit everyone.

OSHA has given notice that it is soliciting public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB's approval of the information collection requirements contained in the General Industry Standard on Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck cranes (29 CFR 1910.180).

PHMSA has issued a Safety Advisory Notice that Shasta Fire Equipment, Inc. failed to requalify cylinders in compliance with hazardous materials rules 49 CFR 171-180. As a result, any tests performed between March 6, 2013 and May 6, 2013 were unreliable and invalid.