Four Steps to Keep Workers Safe in Severe Heat
Summer may be winding down, but in many regions, the heat hasn’t fully subsided yet. No one likes the feeling of being out in...
Eliminating the Fatal Four
Back in October 2016, OSHA released a preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. The...
EM 385-1-1: The Latest Revision is Out!
After nearly 3 years in its revision, the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) EM 385-1-1, Safety and Health Requirements Manual, 2014 version...
Achieving Star: Company recognized by OSHA for safety commitment
At Hypertherm, we believe our employees, who we refer to as our associates, are key to our success and that no associate should ever...
Strengthening the Jobsite Safety Climate
Management commitment is critical to improving the jobsite safety climate. Managers that “talk the talk” but do not “walk the talk” are poor safety...
Noise Exposure
By Rick Farrell
Construction is a noisy business. The average noise levels measured for various construction-related tasks range from almost 96 dbA for installing trench...
Access Control
Access control is an idea whose time has come. A growing number of fleet owners are recognizing that it’s a wise investment because it...
How the OSHA Silica Standard Challenged Manufacturers to Push Innovation
September 23 marked a year since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sought to bring worker protections into the forefront by starting to...
Hidden Emergency Lighting
While emergency lighting is critical to life safety and must function to code, no one wants to see the devices ruin the aesthetics of...
Safe Loading
With projects in high gear, transporting equipment from jobsite to jobsite needs to be done efficiently, effectively, and safely. GC’s need to know the...