Resources and Other Results:
Accident Prevention on Surface Mines
When Roy Mullins went to work on May 28, 2015 at a surface mine in Kentucky, he had no idea... More →
Accident Investigation
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... 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 →
How to Investigate a Workplace Accident
You don't have to play the blame game. This is, unfortunately, a true tragedy, taken from the files of the... More →
A Recipe for a Workplace Accident
I still believe my mom has the best recipe for banana bread. She, of course, inherited it from her mother... More →
Workplace Drug Testing — Helping Stop Accidents Before They Happen
Many people who have made it to the final stages of the job application process are familiar with pre-employment drug... More →
How to Investigate a Workplace Accident: Beyond the Blame Game
Unfortunately, accident investigations can take the path of least resistance, with the goal being to complete it quickly and move... More →
State of Safety Report Grades States on Preventable Deaths and Accidents
In late June, the National Safety Council published its annual report that reviews and ranks the efforts states make in... More →
Electrical Pole Top Rescue
Consequently, accidents happen that leave workers injured and high above the ground, helpless. When situations like this occur, workers must... 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 →
First Aid Preparation
You never know when a workplace accident may occur. Having a first-aid kit ready and available on the job site... More →
Lockout/Tagout
According to OSHA, failure to control hazardous energy accounts for nearly 10 percent of serious accidents in many industries. Safety... More →
Lock & Tag Toolkit
According to OSHA, the failure to control hazardous energy accounts for nearly 10% of the serious accidents in many industries... More →
Safe Operation of Chainsaws
Knowledge of personal protective equipment and safety procedures you learn here and in safety training can prevent accidents. This brief... More →
Energized Equipment for Electric Utilities
When working with electricity, safety training is essential. It’s critical that workers have a clear understanding of the hazards involved... 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 →
Building a Behavior Based Safety Program by Establishing Safety as a Core Value
Behavior Based Safety is a program designed to influence employee actions toward safer outcomes, ideally by preventing an accident or... More →
Active Violence Emergency Response Training Podcast
In this week's episode, series host Jill James speaks with Lindsay Gietzen and Darcy Leutzinger, the directors of AVERT, discussing... More →
Don’t Fall For Scaffolding Safety Shortcuts
In November, there were two major reminders of why fall arrest systems are so vital to the safety of those... More →
Slips, Trips, & Falls Checklist
Prevention of Slips, Trips, and Falls is major point of emphasis for employers across a wide range of industrial classifications... 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 →
OSHA 10 Construction
Over 55% of construction accidents happen within a worker's first year on the job. This highlights the need for quality... More →
5 Essential Elements of Workplace Health and Safety – How to Reevaluate and Improve Your EHS Processes
The biggest fear when it comes to workplace health and safety is that something will get missed…and then that “something”... More →
Pre-Job Briefing for Electric Utilities
We all know safety training is important, but when does it start? Before ever setting foot on a jobsite, workers... More →
Forklift Safety Tips & Information
The forklift is a critical piece of machinery. We know what they do. Today, so many workers make their living... More →
Ladder Safety For Electric Utilities
For the most part, safety training in the utility industry follows the same standards for ladder safety as the general... More →
Drug and Alcohol Free-Workplace
Today's safety training video discusses how to keep your workplace drug and alcohol-free. The economic costs of drug and alcohol... More →
Trenching & Excavation for Electric Utilities
Trenching & Excavation safety procedures are usually taught during safety training, but this video can help you to brush up... More →
Electrical Safety Tips
Electricity is everywhere, so reliable and useful these days that it is often taken for granted, and it is somewhat... More →
Bloodborne Pathogens Safety | Infographic
In the workplace, accidents involving blood and other body fluids happen every day. But providing aid to victims can put... More →
15 Rules of Defensive Driving
Motor vehicle accidents cause more workplace deaths than anything else. In 2020, 37% of on-the-job deaths in the United States... More →
Keeping It Safe in Manufacturing
The construction industry is usually top of mind when it comes to accidents in the workplace, but the equipment and... More →
Power Tool Safety
Power tools are used by workers each day across this country, but not everyone has the right safety training. And... More →
How to Safely Dispose of Medication
Unwanted, unused or expired medications can become a major safety issue due to accidental poisoning, misuse and overdose. They can... More →
Motorcycle Safety Tips
During the 15 years that I’ve been riding a motorcycle, I have seen and heard of many accidents. When people... More →
Head, Neck, and Back Injuries — Prevention and Emergency Treatment
From typical lower backaches all the way to the sharp pain of an accident-induced case of whiplash; head, neck, and... More →
How to Prepare for a Winter Storm
There are many dangers associated with a winter storm, from car accidents to carbon monoxide poisoning to hypothermia and other... More →
Deadly Falls and Construction Work
Most employees in the EHS realm know that falls are among the most serious of workplace accidents. A new database... More →
OSHA 30 Construction
If you are a supervisor or foreman on a construction site, your job is to make sure everything goes according... More →
Stand Down for Fall Safety
Preventing falls is a top priority for any construction worksite. Frequently claiming the top spot on OSHA’s top 10 safety... More →
How to Prepare for a Winter Storm
There are many dangers associated with a winter storm, from car accidents to carbon monoxide poisoning to hypothermia and other... More →
What is safety actually worth?
The absence of safe working conditions can create significant additional costs. For example, there are fixed, direct costs related to... More →
First Aid Training Topics
Our first aid training topics cover essential care for burns, scrapes, animal bites, AED training, strokes, diabetes, and much more... More →
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month - 2018
Cell phones, navigation screens, car stereos or even eating while behind the wheel…they all add up to distracted driving, and... More →
The Financial Impact of EHS: Cost Savings and Revenue Generation
If you work in safety, operations, or management, you know that Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) is not just about... More →
How Three Construction Companies Use Technology to Improve Safety
Managing safety remains a huge and vital task in the construction industry. It’s a job that involves heavy record-keeping and... More →
Bleeding Control Training | Stop the Bleed Instructor Training
Three Techniques To Stop The Bleed After a severe injury, a person can bleed to death in as little as... More →
Substance Abuse in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know
Problems stemming from employees with substance abuse disorder cost American businesses billions of dollars a year. Substance abuse problems in... More →
How Can Workplace Wellness Be Improved?
Start With Healthy Balance There’s a lot of research showing that healthier employees are a benefit to organizations. They are... More →