Resources and Other Results:
Preventing Dangerous Falls From Heights
Today's guest blog is from Jerry Laws of Occupational Health & Safety magazine. How should you conduct a fall hazards... More →
Are You Transporting Dangerous Goods the Right Way?
With tons of hazardous materials and wastes being transported throughout Canada and across the United States every year, it is... More →
Chemical Safety
Most of us know that chemicals can be very dangerous, especially when they aren’t handled safely. In this safety training... More →
Distracted Driving Awareness
Today's safety training topic is Distracted Driving Awareness. Distracted driving is a dangerous epidemic on America's roadways, and April is... More →
Overhead Line Safety for Electrical Workers
Accidental contact with live overhead power lines can cause serious injuries, and even death. Work involving tall vehicles or non-dielectric... More →
Eye Wash Station Safety
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
How to Prepare for an Active Violence Event
Dangerous situations can arise anywhere, at any time. The majority of active shooter incidents happen at workplaces, schools and in... More →
Manufacturing Safety: Learning from Expensive Lessons in American Industry
An examination of recent OSHA violations at three American manufacturing facilities, with recommendations for improving safety conditions in your organization... More →
Avoiding Falling Object Hazards
Welcome back to this week's safety training tip - today's topic is avoiding falling object hazards. Placing a box of... More →
Best Practices for Preventing Heat-Related Emergencies
High temperatures can be dangerous to people at work, home and play. A hot environment with high humidity can lead... More →
How to Prepare for an Active Violence Event
Dangerous situations can arise anywhere, at any time. The majority of active shooter incidents happen at workplaces, schools and in... More →
Oil and Gas Industry Safety Concerns
Workers in the petroleum and energy sectors know that oil and gas work can be dangerous business. According to an... More →
Asbestos Exposure Prevention
Today's safety training tip deals with Asbestos Exposure Prevention. 10,000 Americans will die this year of asbestos-related diseases 200,000 are... More →
Hand Safety in the Workplace
Human hands are versatile and amazing tools. It’s easy to take them for granted, and that can be a dangerous... More →
Best Practices for Preventing Heat-Related Emergencies
High temperatures can be dangerous to people at work, home and play. A hot environment with high humidity can lead... More →
Fall Protection & Prevention
There are 792 reasons for using fall protection. That’s the approximate number of fall fatalities in the construction industry, from... More →
Special Work Conditions and Safe Material Handling for Electrical Workers
Electric utility work is among the most dangerous types of jobs. Every year, 13,000 electrical workers are injured so severely... More →
Respiratory Protection for Surface Miners
Surface mining work presents a host of risks, and airborne contaminants can be one of the most dangerous. Contaminants in... More →
Protecting Against the Top 5 Utility Line Worker Hazards
Electrical utility line work is dangerous, and there are many hazards that come along with this type of work. Electrical... More →
Adding Accident Investigation and Disaster Preparedness to Your Safety Mix
It’s easy to think of safety training in the context of the machines and potentially dangerous settings of the industrial... More →
Lightning Safety Tips: How to Stay Safe Until the Last Rumble of Thunder
Increased outdoor activity in the summer increases our potential exposure to lightning and lightning storms. While lightning can be a... More →
Winterize Your Workplace With HSI’s Winter Preparation Package
Wintertime means freezing temperatures and icy roads, pavement, and sidewalks that can change any workplace environment from safe to dangerous... More →
How to Prepare for Summer Power Outages
With record heat waves in many parts of the United States, summer power outages can quickly become dangerous. The threat... More →
Blood Donor Month: Blood Is An Essential Medicine
The U.S. is facing the worst blood shortage in recent years with blood centers across the country having a dangerously... More →
Halloween Safety Tips — Be Careful Out There Tonight!
With so many children out after dark and lots of costume parties for the adults, it’s going to be a... More →
GHS Labels: What They Look Like and What They Mean
When a company makes, stores, or ships dangerous chemical products, they need to ensure the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) pictogram... More →
Blood Donor Month: Blood Is An Essential Medicine
The U.S. is facing the worst blood shortage in recent years with blood centers across the country having a dangerously... More →
How to Prepare for Summer Power Outages
With record heat waves in many parts of the United States, summer power outages can quickly become dangerous. The threat... More →
Unsafe Behaviors
What’s the hazard here? The employee is working from an unprotected side or edge without benefit of a fall protection... More →
Construction Focus Four: The Top Four Construction Hazards, and Tips to Avoid Them
Construction is one of the largest employers in the U.S., employing hundreds of thousands of workers in assorted trades. It... More →
First Responder
When it comes to an active shooter situation, training is vital for your team to remain safe on the job... More →
Options for Confined Space Training Online or Onsite
A lot of things can go wrong when working in tight spaces, and not just bumping your head on a... More →
OSHA 10- and 30-hour Training for Construction Worker Safety
Although OSHA requires that all employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace, it’s no secret that construction... More →
What is Adult Learning Theory and Why Is It Important?
We often take for granted that people know how to learn. After all, we all had to learn while in... More →
How to Keep Workers Safe Around Chemicals
It may surprise you to learn that more than half a million Americans work in laboratories, according to numbers from... More →
Dealing With Extreme Cold, Hypothermia, and Frostbite
2014 is coming in COLD. Across the U.S., temperatures are plummeting and wind chills arecolder than we've seen for a... More →
Vote! State of Safety Poll
Update: View the results! We want you! Answer a dozen simple questions essential to occupational health and safety. The goal... More →
Back-to-School Transportation – Ride in Safety Style
Another new school year is about to be in full swing, and with 55 million children and young adults across... More →
Preventing Caught-in and Caught-between Incidents
Caught-in and caught-between injuries result when a worker gets squeezed, caught, crushed, pinched, or compressed between two or more objects... More →
Lockout Tagout Training Saves Lives
An employee works to clear a jam on a conveyor belt, only to have their hand crushed when the conveyor... More →
Pipe Threader Safety
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Aerial Lift Safety
Aerial lift vehicles are common to many workplaces because of their ability to elevate an individual to perform work in... More →
Winter Workers: Beware of the Cold
It’s not just in the winter months that workers are exposed to cold stress, but it is a lot more... More →
Boating Safety
As the dry summer weather lingers, boaters need a little extra vigilance when navigating ever-changing rivers and reservoirs as different... More →
What Factors Influence Toxic Exposure Levels?
One of the first things to consider when thinking about chemical compliance is controlling exposure levels. Compliance standards are created... More →
Cleaning Products in California and Meeting Right-to-know Regulations
Recently passed legislation in California will require more transparency from manufacturers of cleaning products regarding the disclosure of their product... More →
National Poison Prevention Week 2022
The third full week of March is National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW). This serves as a time to shine a... More →
Prepare Your Workers for Winter Driving
With icy roads, cold temperatures, and snow affecting driving conditions, stop those winter driving woes and make sure you and... More →
Government
Active shooter situations at government facilities have happened in the past, and all staff needs to have proper training in... More →
Safety Focus: Elevated Work Safety
Ladders and scaffolding are important resources in many occupations. They’re also frequent visitors on OSHA’s top ten most-cited violations list... More →