Tag: Workplace incident

Investigating Workplace Safety Incidents

By Corey Sipe Jan 27, 2023 EHS Management

Updated: Jan 27, 2023

It is important that all work-related near misses in a workplace be investigated along with those that involve injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Near misses are those that could have caused harm if there were different circumstances surrounding the incident. Defining the causes of those incidents and how to prevent them were explored in a recent […]

NIOSH: Work-Related Deaths in Alaska Remain High After 15 Years

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jul 12, 2021 Injuries and Illness

Updated: Jul 12, 2021

Researchers with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently published their findings that workers in Alaska have a higher risk of dying on the job compared to workers in other states. Work-related deaths in Alaska are three times higher than in the rest of the United States, according to NIOSH-supported research published […]