Make the Switch, Save a Life
A new Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study involving 196 cooling towers nationwide found that 84 percent contained Legionella DNA, indicating that the...
The Power of Pre-Task Safety and Health Plans
Pre-Task Planning is necessary to make any construction project successful. “Pre-Task Safety and Health Planning” is necessary to promote a safer and healthier work...
Winning the Safety Race with Scissor Lifts Taking First
Whether young or old, short or tall, every employee has the right to be safe while performing tasks on the jobsite, and high-reach work...
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...
Communications Solutions for Worksites
Sena Industrial has rolled out a line of Bluetooth® and Mesh communications devices designed to help organizations connect their teams in a safe and...
ANSI Updates: Training and Occupant Knowledge Among Significant Changes to Standards
Recently released changes to the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) A92, will continue to be one of the biggest safety discussions for the aerial...
Close Call
Improving Safety With Backup Cameras
David Pyper is simply glad he didn’t have to learn his safety lesson the hard way.
“It was 6 or 7...
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...
It’s National Ladder Safety Month
Every year more than 350 people die in ladder-related accidents, and thousands suffer disabling injuries. The American Ladder Institute (ALI), a not-for-profit association dedicated...
Simulation-Based Training
By Mala Dewan
According to OSHA, the construction industry suffers from one of the highest incident rates among high-risk industries. Statistics from the Department of...