A common tool that we can all relate to is the pedestal/bench grinder. It is used in almost every setting, from multinational corporations, distribution, government, to small private companies. If ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Every year, millions of American workers are injured, get sick or die as a result of workplace hazards. But, what exactly is a hazard? The Occupational Safety and Health ...

Planning for safety isn’t new to the electrical trade. Guidelines to conduct a job hazard analysis (JHA) for each individual job were first published by OSHA in 1989, and have since been regularly ...

A Hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm, injuries, accidents or other undesirable effects. A Risk is the possibility that a personal injury, property loss or environmental harm will ...

We live in a world of acronym fatigue. This something we’re not immune to in the world of health and safety either: HSE, EHS, MOC, WCB and JSA. It seems that for health and safety professionals, not a ...

Integrating the JHA and Work Planning processes reinforced the new philosophical approach for shifting responsibility for working safely to those responsible for planning and actually performing the ...

From reporting, training, document controls and more, here are five ways technology can help improve your Job Safety Analysis (JSA) program. Most of the time, I sit at a desk and stare at my computer.

By Jim Goss, Senior Safety Consultant, HCSS As the focus on construction safety intensifies, equipment-using organizations are moving beyond compliance to culture change, embedding safety into the ...

Small change. Meaningful impact. It is a simple description, but one that perfectly describes a recent implementation at Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation (JOEMC). For this forward-thinking ...

Incidents are a result of a chain of events that occur when one preventable link was overlooked or unrecognized. Being aware of your surroundings and practicing pre-job briefings every time the ...

In my two decades as an organizational consultant, I've observed a consistent pattern: Employees who feel passionate about their work are more likely to take initiative in reshaping their roles. This ...