Resources and Other Results:
How OSHA Investigators Think: Breakrooms, Water, Hand Soap
What did I commonly cite when I was an OSHA Inspector? Here are three examples: #1. The Basics Sometimes, being... More →
Happy Birthday OSHA!
OSHA has a birthday? Indeed, and it’s 50 years old today. Fifty years ago, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety... More →
Are you on OSHA’s COVID-19 inspection list?
A new OSHA NEP helps employers know what to look out for.... More →
How to Prepare for a Surprise OSHA Inspection
An OSHA inspection can happen at any time. You won’t have advance warning that an inspector is going to show... More →
Safety Blog Series: Part 1 | You’ve Got the Job. Now What?
Congratulations! You've got the safety job. Now what? Have you recently acquired the role of "safety person" at your company... More →
The 20 Things You Need to Meet OSHA’s New Guidelines
Make sure you’re prepared for a successful workplace COVID program.... More →
OSHA 2021 Outlook
With a new administration entering the White House, 2021 could be very interesting for OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)... More →
OSHA 2020 Outlook
How might 2020 be shaping up for OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)? Here are some key points of interest... More →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1910.305 Electrical Wiring Methods & 1910.303 General Requirements
The following is an excerpt from Tackle OSHA’s Top 10. Hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James, you can listen... More →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1910.178 - Powered Industrial Trucks
The following is an excerpt from Tackle OSHA’s Top 10. Hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James, you can listen... More →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1926.451 - Scaffolding
The following is an excerpt from Tackle OSHA’s Top 10. Hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James, you can listen... More →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1910.1200 - Hazard Communication
The following is an excerpt from Tackle OSHA’s Top 10. Hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James, you can listen... More →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1926.501 - Fall Protection
The following is an excerpt from Tackle OSHA’s Top 10. Hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James, you can listen... More →
Fatalities & Serious Injuries
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... 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 →
What To Expect When You're Inspected
Barrett Pryce: (00:04)All right, let's kick it off. Welcome to today's EHS Daily Advisor webcast, what to expect when you're... More →
How to Build a Safety Budget (Webcast)
Barret Pryce: All right, let's kick this off. Welcome to today's webcast, how to build a safety budget. My name... More →
Safety Job Responsibilities
The 30,000-foot view of what is expected of an employer by way of workplace safety compliance. Determine workplace hazards and... 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 →
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 →
Safety FM Podcast: Episode 28 - Jill James
Our very own Jill James was a special guest recently on, the Safety FM Podcast, where they talk about safety... More →
Measuring Safety Attitudes
Want to know how management really feels about safety? Or how about your employees? Join us as we launch Vivid’s... More →
Lessons from a Life in Safety: #1
Trusted Advising. Not Punitive Policing. My first job out of graduate school was as an OSHA Investigator. I had an... More →
Lockout/Tagout
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... 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 →
How OSHA Inspectors Think: Free Poster
Here are a few more things that I like to call ‘low-hanging fruit’ for OSHA inspectors—circumstances that are common, obvious... More →
Honoring Worker Memorial Day
Shamus and Kortney are Judy’s sons. Both sons died on-the-job, almost exactly one year apart from each other. Shamus died... More →
Understanding OSHA 300 Logs
Forget something this month? Not taxes. Not Valentines. Not Jump Rope for Heart. The OSHA 300 Log! You’ve got yours... More →
Lessons from a Life in Safety: #10
Be a story collector! Safety professionals at any career stage accumulate stories quickly, whether humorous, horrific, or, just human—keep collecting... More →
OSHA Training Requirements and HSI Courses
This easy-to-use checklist will help you identify training needs for your organization. We’ve included not just OSHA required training topics... More →
Answers From The Expert
Q Who is this? A My name is Jill. I work for HSI Learning Systems as Chief Safety Officer. We... More →
Q & A with the Expert: Why A Positive Supervisor-Employee Relationship Is Crucial to Safety
Relationships play a huge role in the culture of a workplace, especially when it comes to safety. Jill James, our... More →
Why is a positive supervisor-employee relationship so important to worker safety?
Why is a positive supervisor-employee relationship so important to worker safety? Relationships play a huge role in the culture of... More →
Ripple Effect: Exploring Serious Occupational Injuries and Fatalities for Positive Change
Barrett:All right. Welcome to our webcast, Ripple Effect, Exploring Occupational Fatalities for Positive Change. First, thanks for being here. This... More →
EHS on Tap: E45 Certifications to Soft Skills: Professional Development for 21st-Century EHS Careers
Justin Scace: Hello everyone, and welcome to EHS on Tap. I'm your host Justin Scace, Senior Editor of the EHS... 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 →
Worker’s Memorial Day 2018
As a Nation, we’ve been marking Worker Memorial Week for 47-years. The number of people dying at work has decreased... More →
Get Your CEO To Support Safety With “The Curve” Approach
The Pitfalls Of Safety Lingo Do you ever feel when you open your mouth to talk about safety, the... More →
EHS Software Solutions - How do we get started?
What does it take to roll out EHS software? Hear from Jon Liesmaki, Director of Environmental, Health, & Safety from... More →
Sustaining Campus Safety In the Digital Age
Barrett: (00:03)Okay. Welcome to today's webcast, Sustaining Campus Safety in the Digital Age. My name is Barrett. I'm with Vivid... More →
Flammable Liquid Storage
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Violence Prevention: Part Two
Sitting around a table in November conjures up all sorts of idyllic images of what a “perfect” Thanksgiving is expected... 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 →
Confined Spaces
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Q & A: Whistle Blower Inspections
Question: “What criteria is used to determine if an inspection needs to happen when someone whistle blows on the company?”... More →
The Incidental Safety Professional
“What do you do for a living?” Safety... Safety Professional... Safety Engineer... Environmental Health & Safety…Chief Safety Officer... “Huh?” Wouldn’t... More →
OSHA's Leading Indicators
*Note: This content is republished from OSHA’s 2019 publication Using Leading Indicators to Improve Safety and Health Outcomes found here... 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 →
Accident Investigation
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Higher Education
At HSI, we utilize our training and technology to help make schools safer and operate more efficiently. This comes in... More →