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A voltage awareness device that is wired into an electrical panel main isolator or other incoming power sources will increase safety for electrical maintenance personnel.
When employers are deciding on the types of incentives to use to motivate safe behavior in workers, one question often arises: Which is best, money or merchandise?
Following a scathing report on CBS' "60 Minutes," in which correspondent Steve Kroft reported that chemical plants are still not subject to federal regulations when it comes to security, and proved it by walking around unchallenged through a...
OSHA Administrator John Henshaw has indicated the agency will not accept the Chemical Safety Board's (CSB) recommendation that OSHA amend its process safety management (PSM) standard to cover more reactive chemical hazards, but instead plans to...
As machinery safety standards and safety light curtains evolve to meet new application demands, users are faced with more choices and responsibilities than ever before.
Identifying and controlling workplace hazards involves both hard data and a savvy understanding of issues such as acceptable risk and employee comfort and productivity.
While BBS has its virtues, says this leading safety authority, they are outweighed by its vices. He offers an alternative system for managing safety that he says is more enduring, integrated and cost-effective.
