The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) created industry standard ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 in 1981 as a means of establishing minimum performance and use ...

Last September, our team published an episode of OH&S SafetyPod about Surprise Inspections from OSHA—what you should and shouldn’t do should a Safety Compliance Officer come knocking at your workplace ...

Over the course of the year, the OH&S editorial team has looked back on the history of the occupational health and safety industry as a way to celebrate 90 years of bringing continued education and ...

The topic of layering arc-rated apparel and its protection in comparison to other protective apparel is often a hot topic of discussion. There is currently not an industry standard or requirement we ...

Safety professionals understand the importance of following OSHA’s permit-required confined space training requirements. It’s the employer’s responsibility to ensure these team members are trained ...

Arc flash explosions are short, intense bursts of energy that can reach temperatures four times hotter than the surface of the sun (think 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit), even though they only last for ...

The requirements and standards for helping to keep workers safe in hot environments are, well, heating up. This includes team members who must work outside in the sun. Of course, the health and safety ...

Businesses, companies and workers across the country need to have adequate fire safety plans in place in case of an emergency. OSHA addresses fire safety in specific OSHA standards for recordkeeping, ...

There is a long history behind the development of fall protection standards, personal protective equipment and the ways safety professionals keep workers safe at heights. I’m sure you’ve seen it ...

It is easy to forget how much life has quickly changed due to advances in technology. From the most mundane examples (remember paper maps?) to the most amazing medical advances, modern technology has ...

The ASSP is concerned about the uncertainty it perceives in newly released facility data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor of Statistics. The BLS reported that 4,764 fatal work injuries occurred in 2020, ...

For a construction executive, the reasoning behind purchasing new software—improved productivity, streamlined operations, automated processes—seems obvious. However, many employees shudder when ...