Ken Wengert, vice president of risk control for Travelers Construction, Energy and Marine Risk Control teams, shares about safety concerns in 2023 through an...

By Brian Kagen Since January 1, 2017, OSHA has closed more than 90 Federal and State investigations into workplace fatalities relating to ladder use, primarily...

Moving materials and heavy equipment to and from a worksite is serious business and it pays to be knowledgeable and vigilant.  A LOADED QUESTION “Are we...

In commercial facilities built across the country, the most common technique for preventing slip and fall accidents on stairs is the application of non-skid...

Technology offers benefits to our lives in so many astounding ways. Various machines and devices have evolved in size and function over time to...

In a recent analysis of Travelers’ workers’ compensation data over a 5-year period (2015-2019), we found that almost half—48%—of all construction workers’ compensation claims...

Job injuries are part and parcel in any industry and so is safety training. Each type of industry has specific safety concerns. Adding to...

How do you create an effective safety culture in the workplace when you have an employee base that is so diverse? It’s an important question...

We’re not always sure what the jobsite has in store each day, but the statistics tell us that we can expect fall hazards. According...

Safety and health programs are recommended for all workplaces—from office buildings and construction jobsites to dairy farms and other industrial settings. These workplace safety...