Guidelines for Helmet Selection
Choosing the right helmet can be a daunting task. Helmets differ in style, price point, compliance with standards, and manufacturer’s claims of improved protection.
Selecting...
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...
The Green Light for Safety
By Troy Geisler
Safety on the jobsite is easy to recognize with hardhats, earplugs, and blinding neon vests. But beyond the jobsite, when hauling equipment...
Stadium Builds
At stadiums across the country, first responders including police, fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) depend on reliable two-way radio communication when lives and...
Done and Dusted
Dust collection matters
In outer space, cosmic dust is widely present across the galaxy. Originally, it was an annoyance to astronomers—it obstructed the objects they...
Rethinking Soda With Lunch
Possible link between sweetened drinks and depression
Drinking sweetened beverages—either sugar-sweetened or diet—may be linked with a slightly higher depression risk, while drinking coffee may...
Don’t Sacrifice Safety for Productivity
The risk of falls from elevated working heights is very real. According to Liberty Mutual’s 2013 Workplace Safety Index, these types of incidents ranked...
Invest in Safety: Part 1 of 2
When Paul O’Neill started as the Alcoa CEO in 1987, the aluminum manufacturing giant was in trouble. Several of its recent product launches had...
Complacency Can Cost
In the early morning hours of May 3, 2023, a driver in Raleigh, North Carolina hit and killed a 33-year-old construction worker named C.J....
Toolbox Talks
For safety to be an integral part of a company’s culture, it needs to be treated importantly every day. That’s means showcasing safety protocols...









