News from the Safety Industry

The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction takes place next week, May 2-6, across the country. The purpose of the stand-down is to raise awareness of preventing falls in the construction industry. Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death [...]

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), the European Commission and the Netherlands’ EU Council Presidency, has launched its 2016-17 campaign, Healthy Workplaces for All Ages. This new campaign focuses on sustainable work and healthy aging from the beginning of working life and high [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today announced two past Society presidents -- Nancy McWilliams of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Kathy Seabrook of Mendham, New Jersey -- will receive the honor of Fellow, its highest distinction, recognizing their career-long commitment to worker saf [...]

CDC and OSHA issued new interim guidance for protecting workers from occupational exposure to Zika virus.

A U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) infographic is reminding students who want to live off campus to “see it before you sign it.” Checking to see if off-campus housing has important fire safety aspects will help ensure safety in the event of a fire and help prevent deadly fires.

In a guest post, Jay Brakensiek, CSP, recalls the first Earth Day in 1970.

To help employers improve seat belt usage among employees and, in turn, reduce the human and financial toll of traffic crashes, NETS has developed a free online toolkit called 2seconds2click.

On Wednesday, April 20, Heather Ingraham, principal, environmental scientist at AECOM will present the "ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for a New Era" webinar just in time for Earth Day. The presentation will offer a deep dive orientation of the newly organized standard, as we [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today announced Thomas Kramer, managing principal at LJB Inc., an Ohio-based civil engineering firm, as the 2016 Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year for his leadership in helping develop more than 18 fall protection standards.

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report on the need to provide additional measures to protect the 15 million healthcare workers in the U.S. from workplace violence. The report reviews efforts by federal OSHA (and state OSHA plans) to address workplace violence in healthcare. [...]