OSHA has requested information, data, and comments that would assist the agency in determining under what conditions control circuit type devices could safely be used for the control of hazardous energy (Lockout/Tagout).

Metrics are a core component of every safety professional’s job, from straightforward tracking of injuries and lost-time incidents to the more challenging task of quantifying safe behaviors, attitudes, and other leading indicators. Chuck Pettinger, PhD, process improvement leader at Predictive Solutions, provides insight into the key elements of good safety perception survey design and shares practical tips for measuring difficult-to-quantify factors that contribute to safety success.

Metrics are a core component of every safety professional’s job, from straightforward tracking of injuries and lost-time incidents to the more challenging task of quantifying safe behaviors, attitudes, and other leading indicators. Chuck Pettinger, PhD, process improvement leader at Predictive Solutions, provides insight into the key elements of good safety perception survey design and shares practical tips for measuring difficult-to-quantify factors that contribute to safety success.

OSHA has issued a final rule removing or revising outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, and inconsistent requirements in its safety and health standards. The current review, the fourth in this ongoing effort, the Standards Improvement Project-Phase IV (SIP-IV), reduces regulatory burden while maintaining or enhancing worker safety and health, and improving privacy protections.

Adele Abrams, president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC, provides important information on employee accommodation requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), strategies to make sure both your safety and ADA programs are aligned and legal approaches to consider when things get complicated.

Adele Abrams, president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC, provides important information on employee accommodation requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), strategies to make sure both your safety and ADA programs are aligned and legal approaches to consider when things get complicated.

OSHA requires you the employer to certify in writing that each operator of a forklift or other powered industrial truck has been trained and evaluated. The record must be kept with the employee's file; there is no requirement that the operator carry a card or other form of certification while working on the forklift. There is no requirement to keep copies of written exams or of the practical evaluation.

Download this poster and use it in the workplace to illustrate the do's and don'ts of wearing protective clothing.

Your fatigued, sleep-deprived workers may be costing you in accidents, injuries, and other consequences. One study estimated that fatigue costs U.S. employers $136 billion just in lost productivity.

Use this training outline to teach employees to recognize the health hazards and symptoms of exposure to methylene chloride, and use all available precautions to minimize exposure.

Use this handout with the outline train your workers about methylene chloride.

Use this quiz with the trainer's outline to train your workers about methylene chloride.

Use this trainer's outline to train your workers about Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD). This safety session teaches employees to be aware of MSDs, signs, and symptoms, and recognize the need to report them early.

Use this handout with the trainer's outline to train your workers about MSDs.

Use this quiz with the trainer's outline to train your workers about MSDs.

Use this trainer's outline to teach employees to understand the risks involved in trenching and excavating, and know what’s involved in safety planning for such jobs.

Use this handout with the trainer's outline to train your workers about planning for trench and excavation safety.

Use this quiz with the trainer's outline to train your workers about planning trench and excavation safety.

This safety session should teach employees to recognize the hazards of pneumatic and powder-actuated fastening tools, and use safe work practices with powered fastening tools to prevent injuries.

Use this handout with the trainer's outline to train your workers about powered fastening tools.

Use this quiz with the trainer's outline to train your workers about powered fastening tools.

Use this trainer's outline to teach employees to recognize the effects of too little sleep on health and safety, and identify ways to improve sleep habits.

Use this handout with the trainer's outline to train your workers about sleep, health, and safety.

Use this quiz with the trainer's outline to train your workers about sleep, health, and safety.

I'm looking for standards regarding eating food in the work area. We have a vehicle maintenance shop and employees will eat at their work station which is in close proximity to chemicals and flying debris.

Is there a regulation requiring employees who conduct field work to have a cell phone provided by the employer, especially when there is an emergency?

OSHA has updated its standard relating to the training, certification, licensing, and evaluation of crane operators in construction. In this webinar, speakers Graham Brent, CEO of the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), and Thom Sicklesteel, General Manager of Leavitt Cranes, will provide information so you can ensure that your crane operators are competent and qualified to operate equipment safely and that your crane program meets OSHA’s requirements. 

OSHA has updated its standard relating to the training, certification, licensing, and evaluation of crane operators in construction. In this webinar, speakers Graham Brent, CEO of the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), and Thom Sicklesteel, General Manager of Leavitt Cranes, will provide information so you can ensure that your crane operators are competent and qualified to operate equipment safely and that your crane program meets OSHA’s requirements. 

This guide is intended to help small employers comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).

This document is designed to help manufacturers and importers of chemicals not only identify chemical hazards, but also to classify these hazards so that workers and downstream users can be informed about and better understand these hazards as required by OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard.

This guide is intended to help small employers comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).

We are looking into evacuation plans and their requirements. I noticed on the OHSA site it says it strongly suggests have Evacuation Route Maps. I haven’t noticed anywhere it says its required. Are there requirements?

OSHA’s lockout/tagout rule at 29 CFR 1910.147 does not prescribe a specific type of locking device or tag for equipment, but it must use a positive means such as a lock, either key or combination type, to hold an energy isolating device in a safe position and prevent the energizing of a machine or equipment.

The opportunities for safety professionals are expected to continue growing over the next several years at a rate higher than most occupations. Government agencies and professional safety organizations have concerns about the future of the field that include demographic shifts, changes in the role of certifications, and more.

OSHA’s lockout/tagout rule at 29 CFR 1910.147 does not prescribe a specific type of locking device or tag for equipment, but it must use a positive means such as a lock, either key or combination type, to hold an energy isolating device in a safe position and prevent the energizing of a machine or equipment.