Security Threat Awareness
While most workplaces are generally safe environments, employees should be aware of potential security threats and prevention tactics.
Read moreElectrical Safety for Research and Education
Electricity is a vital part of research and education facility operations, but it can also pose an extreme health hazard in those facilities.
Hazard Communication for the Oil and Gas Industry
HAZCOM programs are important in the oil and gas industry, where employees are regularly exposed to harmful, even potentially fatal chemical hazards
Read morePersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Oil and Gas Personnel
From 2003 to 2010, 823 oil and gas extraction workers were killed on the job—a fatality rate seven times greater than the rate for all U.S. industries. Workers in the oil and gas industry face a wide variety of hazards in their daily job duties. To help prevent workers from coming into contact with these hazards, employers will provide them with personal protective equipment (PPE).
Read moreTemporary Worker Safety
All workers—regardless of whether they’re temporary or permanent hires—have the right to a safe and healthful workplace. Unfortunately, temporary workers have been shown to be at a much higher risk for serious injury or death in the workplace than permanent employees.
Read moreMachine Guarding
Manufacturers design their machines to protect operators from coming into contact with hazardous parts. Despite this, machines cause more than 18,000 injuries—including amputations, lacerations, and crushing injuries—in the United States each year.
Read moreHand and Power Tool Safety
According to a study conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, hand and power tool injuries send an average of 400,000 people to the emergency room each year. These tools can cause lacerations, puncture wounds, dismemberment, burns, electrical shock, and death. Fortunately, there are many preventative measures that employees can take to prevent tool injuries from occurring.
Read moreGlobally Harmonized System (GHS)
In 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) adopted new hazardous chemical labeling requirements. Almost all chemical manufacturers, importers, distributers and employers in the United States are now required to use the Globally Harmonized System of Classifying and Labeling Chemicals (GHS). This new system updated the requirements for safety data sheets (formerly Material Safety Data Sheets) and chemical labels.
Read moreForeign Material Control in Food Manufacturing
Discover the many cost-effective foreign material control solutions food manufacturers use for detecting physical contaminants in food products.
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