Resources and Other Results:
Focus on Alcohol Awareness and Distracted Driving for the Month of April
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) have... 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 →
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 →
AVERT Focus Atlanta Interview
Keisha Lancelin, host of the community affairs TV program Focus Atlanta on the CW Atlanta, WUPA, interviewed AVERT Director Darcy... More →
All About OSHA's "Focus Four" Construction Hazards
In the construction industry, certain hazards are present every day on the job site. To better understand and avoid these... More →
Hearing Protection
Today's safety training tip topic focuses on hearing protection. Neither surgery nor a hearing aid can restore proper ear function... More →
Art & Science of Mindfulness
Research on mindfulness in the workplace has mostly focused on the objective of trying to improve levels of work-related well-being... More →
SIF: Serious Injury or Fatality Incident Determination and Reporting Guidelines
Injury and illness prevention used to focus on overall reduction of incidents; you reduce any and all accidents, you reduce... More →
EHS: The Keystone of Business Resilience and Flexibility in a Changing World
The role of EHS within the business landscape has undergone a significant transformation. It has evolved from a function primarily... More →
161 Reasons for an OSHA Inspection
If you are responsible for safety and compliance polices, then understanding OSHA’s inspection system can help you anticipate inspections and... More →
Flexible Training for First Responders and Healthcare Professionals
Providing emergency care training for life-saving professionals is a business filled with specific challenges. Community Health Associates, a busy approved... 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 →
Hard Hat Safety
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that head injuries account for 9% of all injuries to laborers. That’s roughly 252,00... More →
The Global EHS Readiness Index (GERI) Report 2024
Benchmarking EHS Maturity and Future-Readiness. Highlights the critical gaps and vulnerabilities holding EHS programs from progressing with confidence. How vulnerable... More →
Central Utilities
Whether you’re a university or college, manufacturing facility, hotel, resort, or hospital, our online training content helps onboard new employees... More →
Corridor Finds Off-the-Shelf Training Partner with HSI
The Challenge Since 1989, The Corridor Group has been a trusted partner as home health, homecare, and hospice service providers... More →
OSHA COVID-19 Guidance and Preparedness
On January 21, 2021 President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety requiring the Occupational Safety... More →
2024 Global EHS Readiness Survey: Key Findings
How does your EHS program stack up? Explore your organization's EHS readiness with the Global EHS Readiness Index (GERI) Report... 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 →
Social Responsibility at HSI
Social responsibility is an important part of our focus at the Health & Safety Institute. Each year, we select non-profits... More →
Duty to Have Fall Protection
What’s the hazard? Use your laser focus and zoom in on the person working at the top. Do you notice... More →
Compliance Services
As the NERC and regional compliance environment becomes increasingly complex, many companies are finding they have neither the time nor... More →
How to Develop Leaders Across the Organization
Most leadership development programs focus on grooming people for roles in the C-Suite or with EVP and SVP titles... More →
We've Got Your Heart - February is Heart Month
February is Heart Month, when we focus national attention on cardiovascular health. And that got us to thinking about healthy... More →
National Safety Month: Workplace Fatalities and Injuries
June is National Safety Month: a time for organizations to place a renewed focus on safety. For many workplaces, this... More →
Hypertension: A Leading Risk Factor for Heart Disease
As part of our American Heart Month blog series, we want to focus on a leading risk factor for both... More →
Monitoring the Health and Productivity of Remote Workers
When managing workers in person, it's easy to focus on making sure workers are present and focused on getting the... More →
10 Benefits of a True Learning Culture
Changing the “culture” of any organization is a real challenge. It’s all too easy to focus instead on day-to-day tactical... More →
It’s Fire Prevention Week
October 5-11, 2014 is Fire Prevention Week and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) picked a great theme for this... More →
How to Match Training by Industry & Employee Group
Having spent a number of years on OSHA’s ‘Ergonomics Team’, which focused on enforcement in long term care facilities... More →
Relay Technician Training Program
Utility relay technicians are the backbone of a reliable utility. Unfortunately, finding and keeping relay techs is also one of... More →
June is National Safety Month - 2015
Talk about an awareness month HSI can get behind…. June is National Safety Month, and, according to the National Safety... More →
Hypertension: A Leading Risk Factor for Heart Disease
As part of our American Heart Month blog series, we want to focus on a leading risk factor for both... More →
Succession Planning: Solving Issues Before They Form
In day-to-day operations and their accompanying challenges in IT, marketing, compliance, and so forth, there often isn’t time to focus... More →
Compare eLearning Providers
We want to give you the info you need to compare eLearning providers. There are hundreds of companies that offer... More →
Products & Resources
AVERT TAC+PACs are high-quality bleeding control kits designed to be carried with you, or placed in common, accessible areas at... More →
Q & A: Top DOT Safety Issues
Question #1: “What is the one most difficult US DOT safety issue to combat?” Answer: Motor-vehicle related deaths. It’s merely... More →
SDS Authoring
If you are a manufacturer, distributor, or importer of chemicals or other hazardous substances, you are required to create or... 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 →
Registration is Open for the 2016 HSI Conference!
Get Ready for Spark 2016! We’re bringing together instructors and Training Center directors to spark new ideas and encourage conversations... More →
California SB 553 Workplace Violence Prevention Law: All States Listen Up!
California employers are not the only ones who should be focusing on the new California SB 553 Bill that has... More →
Missouri Active Shooter Preparedness and Training
Active shooter incidents are a growing concern across the United States, including Missouri. Active Violence Emergency Response Training (AVERT) is... More →
How to Succeed with Relationship Selling
We gray-haired sales folk like to say, “People buy from people they like.” This is the basis of relationship selling... More →
Safety Nerd Pop-Quiz: Caught In & Struck By
Have a look at this image: Can you... Name the potential hazardName the type of training that would align with... More →
Preparing For FDA Rule on Protecting Food Chain
Ever heard of food terrorism? It’s a term used to describe the poisoning of a nation’s food supply, and it... More →
Celebrating National Thank You Note Day Throughout the Year
National Thank You Note Day is officially celebrated on December 26th, but don’t you think expressing written gratitude is a... More →