Resources and Other Results:
Respiratory Protection
Did you know that an estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators throughout the United States? And that... More →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1910.134 - Respiratory Protection
The following is an excerpt from Tackle OSHA’s Top 10. Hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James, you can listen... More →
Lead Awareness
Lead is one of the most common toxic elements found in industry and is a leading cause of workplace illness... More →
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Safety
Hydrogen sulfide is the topic of this episode of our safety training series. That’s the rotten-egg-smelling odor that’s produced as... More →
Respiratory Protection for Surface Miners
Surface mining work presents a host of risks, and airborne contaminants can be one of the most dangerous. Contaminants in... More →
Guide to Online HAZWOPER Training
What is HAZWOPER? It’s a widely accepted safety acronym for “hazardous waste operations and emergency response”. The corresponding OSHA regulatory... 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 →
That’s Not a Respirator
Hello-I’m Jill, Chief Safety Officer with HSI Learning Systems. Sometimes, actually most of the time, a Not-So-Great Moment in Safety... More →
OSHA’s Required Training Frequencies
OSHA Required Training for Most Workplaces EMERGENCY RESPONSE OSHA REQUIRED: YES OSHA REGULATION: 1917; 1910.35 – 1019.38; 1926.159 This is... 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 →
What OSHA’s 2022 Top 10 List Says About Workplace Safety in the United States
Each year OSHA publishes a top 10 list of the most frequently cited standards found during inspections conducted by federal... More →
Summertime Eye Safety – Save Your Sight From Bright Lights and Glare
Your eyes are your windows to exploring the life around you… so it’s best not take them for granted. According... More →
Return-to-Work Solutions
Whether you’re thinking about bringing employees back, or you never left, HSI provides the training and solutions you need to... More →
Workplace Respiratory Hazards and Protection
You may not know it, but that headache you’re experiencing could be a result of breathing air at work. When... 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 →
OSHA’s Top Ten Citations for 2019
These are OSHA’s top ten most frequently written citations in 2019, with the facts and the explanations surrounding them, as... More →
Ozone Safety
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
How to Protect Against the Dangers of High Concentrations of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
Safety professionals stress the importance of a plan for protecting workers from high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Many industries... More →
Safety 101: When Safety Needs Explaining
Barrett: Welcome to today's EHS Daily Advisor webcast, Safety 101: When Safety Needs Explaining. It does need explaining. People tell... 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 →
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 →
Flu Season Safety
This safety training tip topic is flu season safety. Influenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness... More →
HSI Learning Systems: MSHA Training Online Now Available in Spanish
HSI Learning Systems rolls out MSHA Part 46 & MSHA Part 48 online training in Spanish. December 15th, 2017 –... 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 →
Chemical Safety
Most of us know that chemicals can be very dangerous, especially when they aren’t handled safely. In this safety training... More →
Ammonia Safety
This week's safety training tip touches on the topic of ammonia safety. Ammonia is considered a health hazard because it... More →
Troubleshooting Silica Exposure
Here is what I would recommend to any employer looking for help with silica right now. Feel free to share... 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 →
OSHA 10- and 30-hour Training for Construction Worker Safety
Although OSHA requires that all employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace, it’s no secret that construction... More →
Request a Demo
Group packages are the best way for agencies to take advantage of all the training HSI's 24-7 EMS offers, including... More →
Coronavirus Precautions for Employees
Information about the coronavirus changes daily. Yahoo now has an entire tab dedicated to the topic in their navigation. Fears... More →
How to Keep Your Lungs Strong for COVID-19
An offense is the best defense for maintaining your lung health during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this unprecedented time, it... 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 →
Top Training Challenges: How do you make training efficient, effective, and document it properly?
The following is an excerpt from our on demand webcast, Troubleshoot Your Training—Live!, hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James... More →
New Safety Infographic! Free Download
Workplace Safety: Protect Your Workers 13 WORKERS DIE EVERYDAY from traumatic injuries in the USA.OVER $95 BILLION EVERY YEAR is... 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 →
Q & A: Globally Harmonized System Updates
Question: “Are there new training requirements for staff for the GHS update since the 2014/15 rollout?” Answer: No. June 1st... More →
Deadly Flu Season Continues
The current flu season is grabbing headlines at the regional and national level, as medical groups and hospitals continue to... More →
Setting the Record Straight on OSHA Recordkeeping
If your company has more than 10 employees or isn’t otherwise exempt, you’re probably aware that you have an OSHA... More →
Yes, Your Employees Can Train Online. And They Will Love It.
Too many of the environmental health and safety professionals we speak with believe that the workforce they support is not... More →
Pandemics — Ebola and Enterovirus in the News
We’ve been hearing a lot on the news over the last few weeks about two virulent diseases. Because of these... More →
Safety First for Pets During the Holidays
We know our blog readers are superstars when it comes to best practices for safety for themselves and their families... More →
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations for 2018 – Learning from our Mistakes
We need to learn from our mistakes in order to not repeat them, but we can’t learn from them if... More →
10 Ways To Use Safety Data Sheets
As a safety professional, Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) have always been a close, professional friend. They are scientific, clear, help... More →
FAQ: Are MDs Exempt from OSHA Training Standards?
In conversation with customers, this question comes up often enough to be addressed, so I’m going into more detail here... More →
Best Practices for Handwashing
Washing your hands is one of the easiest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs and illnesses... More →
Infection Control
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Resources to Help You Avoid OSHA’s Top 10 Most-Cited Violations
OSHA’s list of the top 10 most frequently cited violations hasn’t changed much in the past years. But, according to... More →
A Decade with OSHA’s Outreach Training Program
Eight million, eight hundred forty-six thousand, three hundred and eighty-two (8,846,382) That is how many workers have been trained in... More →
Life in a Rapidly Changing Workplace Due to COVID-19
We were reminded last year of a famous quote by Heraclitus, the famed Greek philosopher who said, “the only constant... More →