Resources and Other Results:
Fatal Four Construction Hazards
This week's safety training tip's topic are the Fatal Four Construction Hazards. Construction industry jobs are high-risk. Falling, being struck-by... 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 →
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 Deal with People Who Hate Your Training Program
Recent polling data doesn’t bode well. The conclusion from Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report, published in June, still... More →
6 Steps to Build Leadership Buy-In for EHS Technology
One of the many things pushing workplace health and safety forward over the past decade is the implementation of safety... More →
How To Keep Mandatory Refresher Training Interesting
Workforce safety training is boring. The occupational safety & health administration (OSHA) has more than 20 standards that require annual... More →
The Benefits of a Manufacturing Training Program
Manufacturing jobs are all about making, building, and assembling— actively doing tasks that produce the company’s goods. When success... More →
Closing the Skills Gap and Building a Foundation for Long-Term Success With Training
As the skills gap increases, organizations need to think creatively about how to hire workers. Instead of looking for someone... More →
Stay Safe When Working in Hot Weather
If you or your crew are on jobsites outdoors this summer, especially during these recent days of record heat waves... More →
Ready for an OSHA Safety Data Sheet Audit?
Maintaining an accurate, up to date safety data sheet collection is the first step in avoiding OSHA’s 2nd most-frequently cited... More →
Heat Stress Prevention
Heat stress kills over 300 people each year in the U.S. These deaths are preventable with good safety training. Overheating... More →
An Introduction to Environmental Reporting
If your organization uses chemicals on the jobsite, there’s a good chance your EH&S personnel have spent a great deal... More →
Summer Job Safety for Young People
With the school year over, many teens and young adults will begin working at summer jobs. Especially for younger teens... More →
Lessons from a Life in Safety: #7
Define your line. When I accepted my position two jobs ago, my manager told me the leadership team was worried... More →
Lessons from a Life in Safety: #4
Collaborate, Don’t Separate! Be on the lookout for collaborative opportunities early and often. Two jobs ago, I managed to get... More →
Best Practices for Training Employees in Small Businesses
Just like in large organizations, small businesses also need to ensure their employees are appropriately trained to succeed at their... 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 →
Top Soft Skills for Safety Leaders and EHS Professionals
Safety leaders have one of the most difficult jobs. They have an incredible amount of responsibility—lives are literally at stake... More →
How to Make the Most of Your Summer Internship
A summer internship can really help bolster your resume while you are still in school. Internship’s can help you get... More →
Succession Planning With a Remote Workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many managers and HR professionals to two important realizations. First, the importance of having a succession... 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 →
Improving Temp Worker Safety
A Growing Industry The temporary employment sector is a massive economic engine, but, as it continues to grow, safety professionals... 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 →
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 →
What Your Attire Tells Your Clients
Your sales team meets with clients regularly, and to gain business, each person must make a good first impression. Building... More →
New OSHA Fact Sheet Demonstrates the Wide Range of Workplace EH&S Concerns
If you don’t work in a shipyard, you might not have heard about a recently released fact sheet from the... More →
OSHA Recommends Water, Rest and Shade for Outdoor Workers
For those who work outdoors, the next several months can be a difficult time of year as the weather heats... 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 →
Aerial Lift Safety
Aerial lift vehicles are common to many workplaces because of their ability to elevate an individual to perform work in... 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 →
How to Deal with People Who Hate Your Training Program
Recent polling data doesn’t bode well. The conclusion from Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report, published in June, still... 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 →
8 Examples of Procrastination and Solutions
Do you know any active procrastinators? Are you one? Do you wait until the last minute to start working on... More →
How to Get an Entry-Level Job with No Experience
I know it is so frustrating, we’ve all been there. No one really teaches you how to land that first... More →
Q & A: So You Want to Be a Safety Professional...
Question: “How can I break into the safety field with my certifications and construction experience, but zero actual experience as... More →
How to Survive a Furlough
It’s a sad state of the world we live in but furloughs are becoming a common business practice when companies... More →
Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Ask any HR person or business owner, and they’ll tell you it’s hard to find good people. Nowadays, there are... More →
JSA Benefits
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Fire Response
Today's safety training tip: Fire. Two things usually pop into our heads when we hear that word. Either a campfire... More →
How to Conduct the “Ideal” Safety Audit
A safety audit is like peeling back the roof of your facility and peering down at the maze of activity... More →
5 Blended-Learning Benefits for Corporate Trainers
Blended learning has been a growing part of corporate training for a few years now. According to Training Magazine’s 201... More →
SHRM22 Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. Recap: Are You a Thermometer or Thermostat?
SHRM opened their annual conference with a lively keynote from SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. He enthusiastically... More →
Foot Safety on the Job
Keeping our feet safe and healthy both at work or at play is a key component in living a healthy... More →
How to Build Your Safety Record for Workforce Recruitment
Today, the employment market is tight across the United States. Statistics tell us everyone who can be employed, is employed... More →
Lessons from a Life in Safety: #9
Be brave. Be Consistent. Be You. The safety field has been dominated by ex-military, white males, dating back to the... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Put HSI Training on Display for Their Employees
The Need Competing for key display spaces in retail is challenging and fierce. Margins are tight and product SKUs continue... More →