On occasion, we all need reliable occupational safety and health statistics.  If you live in the USA, one of the best sources of national injury statistics is the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Click here to access their latest workplace injury reports, including – Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Nonfatal...

America’s work force has changed quite a lot in the last 50 years.  Though there are still more men in the workforce, the percent of women working has steadily increased from 34% in 1950’s to 60% today. Women often face different workplace safety and health challenges than men do;...

  The younger workers that you hire may never have had a job before.  The basic safety rules and practices that older workers take for granted are usually unknown to young workers.  That is why it is important to give new young workers an exceptionally thorough safety orientation that emphasises the basics of safety....

When I perform a safety inspection, I always carry along my basic safety inspection kit.  While there are times when I also carry along additional equipment or instruments, my basic kit is with me at all times whenever I am on the work-floor.  My basic safety inspection kit consists...

Last year OSHA published a little known 24-page booklet entitled Indoor Air Quality In Commercial and Institutional Buildings.  This advisory guidance document has sections on: Sources of Indoor Air Pollutants Common Indoor Air Contaminants Prevention or Control IAQ Problems HVAC System Maintenance Checklist Investigating IAQ Problems and Complaints Steps...

Yesterday I received an email from John Conover, Jr.   He is the Environmental Health & Safety Spec. at the University of Richmond.  John wrote some very thoughtful comments about my November 13th article on Dan Petersen.  I’d like to share what he had to say – “Thanks for the reminder to all...

Hiring a safety professional can be a  confusing task for a non-safety professional with little knowledge about what the safety profession is all about.  This is especially true for organizations who are attempting to hire their very first safety professional.  To assist those who have little experience in this...