Resources and Other Results:
Electrical Compliance
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Preparing Your Organization for Electrical Compliance
Today's guest blog is from Jerry Laws of Occupational Health & Safety magazine. There were many changes and updates made... More →
New Products in Safety: How Dual-Hazard Clothing Helps Fulfill OSHA’s Revised 1910.269 Ruling
In April 2014, OSHA published a revision to the 1910.269 ruling. The revision applies to employers that work with electric... More →
What Makes a Qualified Electric Worker?
Any business with employees who work on electrical equipment faces the challenge of determining who is a qualified worker. The... 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 →
Qualified Electric Worker (QEW) – Everything you Need to Know to Comply with OSHA 1910.332 & 1910.333
It’s not just regulatory compliance. In the last 10 years, more than 20,000 workers were injured in workplace electrical accidents... More →
May is National Electrical Safety Month
Are your employees following the best safety practices for working with electricity? Electrical injuries can be serious or even fatal... More →
About The NFPA 2015 70E Standard Revision
For 2015, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has brought forward a critical revision to its standard for electrical safety... More →
Tackle OSHA's Top 10
OSHA's Top 10 Most-Frequent Citations address hazards that commonly result in serious occupational injury, fatality, or illness. This mix of... More →
CPR and OSHA’s Latest Electrical Power Regulation
OSHA has scheduled April 11, 2014 as the publication date for its final rule (regulation) on Electric Power Generation, Transmission... More →
20th Anniversary of the 2003 Electrical Grid Blackout
It’s the 20th anniversary of the 2003 Northeast blackout. On August 14, 2003, the largest blackout in North American history... More →
10 Ways You Can Foster Better Compliance in the Workplace
When I tell people what I do and I mention compliance training, the typical response is a groan, an... More →
The Role of HR in Safety and Compliance
To date, there are 180 federal laws that mandate what companies must do to ensure the health and safety of... 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 →
Qualified Electric Worker (QEW)
OHSA’s qualified electric worker (QEW) standards can be confusing whether you’re a manufacturing facility, construction site, or utility. Many people... More →
Health & Safety Program Templates
Looking for written Health & Safety Program Templates? Do you know what written health and safety programs and policies you... More →
Building Materials Company Enhances Efficiencies by Developing Qualified Electric Worker Program
A small building materials company with 65 years of experience needed to improve efficiencies. One area they identified was electrical... More →
Arc Flash Labeling
Join HSI's Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Custom Training
Developing Technical Training Specific to Your Company’s Needs Meeting your company’s training needs is a challenging process whether you are... More →
HSI February Newsletter
Your monthly digest of EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
HSI March Newsletter
Your monthly digest of EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
HSI November Newsletter
Your monthly digest of EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
HSI April 2023 Newsletter
Your monthly digest of EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
Health & Safety Institute Acquires Vivid Learning Systems
The leader in workplace safety, compliance and emergency training has acquired one of the leading sources for safety training online... More →
Why Outsource Employee Training?
We all know the importance of effective and engaging employee training, and not just for compliance topics, but also for... More →
HSI and Brady Corporation Collaborate to Offer Safety Management Solution
New Configurable, Integrated SMS and Labeling Solution Helps Improve Safety Programs Nationwide HSI, a leader in Environmental Health and Safety... More →
It’s Time to Address Generator Frustrations with FAC-008
For anyone, especially Generator Owners, who has been involved in compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards in the past few... More →
A New Entry for OSHA’s Top Ten
OSHA’s Top Ten Most Cited Violations is a familiar list to anyone in EHS. It’s an annual snapshot of the... More →
How OSHA Inspectors Think: Respirator Fit Testing
Respirator Fit Testing Have employees been medically evaluated to ensure they are physiologically able to wear a respirator? 1910.134(e)(1) Commonly... More →
HSI Acquires Vivid Learning Systems
HSI is proud to welcome Vivid Learning Systems, one of the nation's fastest-growing providers of online safety training, to our... More →
Are you a fire hazard in your workplace?
Fires account for approximately 3% of workplace fatalities each year. Additionally, they cost businesses billions of dollars in property damage... More →
EEI and OSHA Reach Settlement on Final Rules Affecting Electric Utilities
After months of gathering information and forming the necessary arguments, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has reached a settlement agreement with... More →
Safety Blog Series: Part 2 | You’ve Got the Job. Now What?
Welcome back! So what’s next now that you have this safety position? In Part I we talked about the power... More →
Online Safety Training: What Customers Say They Want, But Don’t Have (and where to find it)
One recent survey of customer’s across the online training industry revealed a wish list of specific training desires, course titles... More →
Q & A: OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards
Question: “Does OSHA have a "high-risk" hazard list, like combustible dust, or lack of FR clothing in facilities with Flash... More →
How OSHA Inspectors Think
Here are a few things that I like to call ‘low-hanging fruit’ for OSHA inspectors—circumstances that are common, obvious, and... More →
Q & A: Combustible Waste Materials
Question: “Is there a rule on size of shred bins with no sprinkler system in the work place?” Answer: Nope... More →
The Safety Professional Behind the Curtain
I’ve been a safety and health professional for more than 20 years now. Had I known what skills were needed... More →
Stand-down for Fall Prevention
While preventing falls where workers use ladders and lifts to carry out their job duties is a year-round task for... More →
Emergency Response
What’s the hazard here? Where do we start, right? Let’s focus on the exit door. The sign on the door... More →
True Stories in Safety Training
In 2011, OSHA fined a company in Illinois called AMD Industries. OSHA fined them $1.2 million dollars. Some of the... More →
Managing the Safety Risks of a Construction Contractor
Very few construction contractors self-perform all of the necessary trades to complete a project. A general contractor (GC) is commonly... More →
The Trouble with “OSHA-Approved”
What’s the 4-Letter Word (equivalent) of Safety? The nails on the proverbial chalk board? The eye-roller? This two word combo... More →
Audits are a Good Thing
I never realized the benefits of an audit until later in my career. Audits have commonly been looked on as... More →
Power Plant Safety
Power plants are complex environments that house high-voltage equipment, flammable materials, and hazardous chemicals. A momentary lapse in safety protocols... More →
All the OSHA Acronyms! With Definitions!
One of the frustrating things about the government—or any large bureaucratic institution—is the jargon. Least popular for laymen are acronyms... More →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1910.147 - Lockout/Tagout
The sixth most cited hazard by OSHA in Fiscal Year 2022 is lockout/tagout or Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout), general... More →