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The Illinois Division of Occupational Safety and Health (IL OSHA) of the state’s Department of Labor (DOL) released a report of its investigation into the drowning of a public works employee in Springfield, the agency announced March 14. In February 2023, a 20-year-old maintenance worker drowned in a 12-inch water main vault that flooded during […]
Four safety leaders have formed a new organization to support Black professionals working in occupational, environmental, health, and safety (OEHS). BOLD (Blacks in OEHS Leading Distinctively) was founded last year by Subena Colligan, CIH, CSP, Principal Coach, S. Colligan Coaching; Laynnea Myles, BS, MSc Occupational Safety and Health, Assistant Vice President of EHS at L’Oreal; […]
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, James Porter, Hand Safety Specialist, Superior Glove, explains the types of cut-resistant materials used in the company’s gloves.
On episode 242 of EHS On Tap, Amy Roosa, founder and CEO of The Safety Rack, talks about a new report highlighting the inequities of women’s PPE.
A coalition of safety organizations urged employers to go beyond legal compliance and adopt risk-based safety and health strategies to protect their workers, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) announced March 5. The Intersociety Forum (ISF) of two dozen safety-focused organizations includes the ASSP, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the Board of Certified […]
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to leverage your safety culture to control hazards. Are you concerned with your company’s recordable injury rate or your workers’ compensation experience modification (Xmod) rate? You may want to look at […]
A new report released March 7 finds that 70% of women in the workforce lack access to properly fitting personal protective equipment (PPE), increasing the risk of workplace injuries. Equity in Safety: A Global Report on Women’s Access to Proper Personal Protection Equipment was released by The Safety Rack, a non-profit committed to closing the […]
Today, a new report called Equity in Safety—A Global Report on Women’s Access to Proper Personal Protective Equipment was released, highlighting the PPE equity gap faced by women. Here’s the report’s recommendations for organizations and employers to address these gaps in women’s workplace safety.
For most of the last 70 years or so safety leaders have emphasized the importance of safety-related behavior. On the surface, it seems obvious that their approach is the right way to think about it. Following a safety breach, the line of questioning centers around why the incident happened. And the answer usually comes down to […]
The National Safety Council (NSC) has released a guide to the surveillance of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), the group announced February 24. The report, “The Importance of Musculoskeletal Disorder and Related Injury Surveillance: An Organizational Approach,” was published through the MSD Solutions Lab, the NSC’s initiative established in 2021 with funding from Amazon to address work-related […]