JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Voluntary Protection Program is an initiative created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that encourages private industry and federal agencies ...

As safety experts, the task of dramatically lowering workplace accidents and fatalities comes down to the ability to positively change employee workplace behavior. Changing unsafe behavior, of course, ...

Odessa College Occupational Safety and Environmental Technology Department Chair Jessica Jordan, Kristie M. Fuentes Cruz, OSHA compliance assistance specialist in Lubbock, Elizabeth Linda Routh, area ...

OSHA just kicked off a new Regional Emphasis Program aimed at reducing the disproportionately high fatality rates within the landscaping and horticultural industries. According to a release dated Dec.

Falls are one of the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths, particularly in the construction industry. In response to this ongoing hazard, the Occupational Safety and Health ...

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has identified the grain handling industry as extremely hazardous. Being trapped in grain is the most common type of accident that occurs.

Warehousing operation have a higher injury rate compared to other workplaces, but OSHA hopes to help fix that through a new five-year program in Pennsylvania and other nearby states. With the rapid ...

Farm Bureaus across the nation are preparing for Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week, March 6-10. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureau in promoting ag safety ...

OSHA is taking aim at employers who repeatedly put their workers in harm’s way on the jobsite. On September 15, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it is expanding the criteria for placement in ...

OSHA recently extended its National Emphasis Program on outdoor and indoor workplace heat-related hazards to 04.08.26. Employers should take this opportunity to review and update their workplace ...