What are the best occupational safety books of all time? Certainly, there is no definitive answer to this question. Here’s a list of Safety Awakenings’ all time favorite safety texts, complete with links to where you can purchase them. Some selections are vintage texts, while others are modern day classics. Any of them would […]
Listed below are a few websites where you can purchase popular safety reference books, safety and health consensus standards, and other helpful safety resources – Safety books ANSI safety standards NFPA fire prevention standards NIOSH occupational health publications ACGIH occupational health publications
I started SafetyAwakenings.com nine years ago this month. Since its’ inception, I’ve published over 600 articles on best safety practices and safety excellence. I wrote these articles from the unique perspective of someone with 40-years of experience as a: safety consultant, OSHA inspector, university professor, and EHS manager at five corporations. These articles were […]
Here’s a critical review of 30 low cost sound level meter apps. See how each one compares to a $2,000 precision sound level meter!
Here’s a link to a free copy of the Department of Defense’s 98-page publication entitled Standard Practice – System Safety (MIL-STD-882E). Contractors who build things for the United States’ Department of Defense must comply with these system safety standards. This publication says: This system safety standard practice is a key element of Systems Engineering (SE) […]
Toxicology is defined as the science of poisons. It involves the study of the effects of chemicals on living organisms. A toxicologist is one who specializes in the study of the effects of poisons on the human body. Toxicology is a broad field of study. Some toxicologists specialize in “product safety”, while others specialize in “industrial & occupational toxicology”. It […]
– On-the-Job Stretching Programs Workplace on-the-job stretching programs are controversial, some safety professionals believe in them while others think they are a waste of time. I developed a highly successful on-the-job stretching program at one large manufacturer. After a few weeks into the program, the union employees liked stretching so much that when their supervisor was sick, they’d just go ahead and stretch […]
Examples of Light Duty (Transitional) Jobs Getting an injured worker back to work as soon as possible after an on-the-job injury is an important way to control the cost of a workers compensation claim. Offering light duty (transitional) jobs to an employee who is released to return to work with medical restrictions can reduce the impact of that claim […]
– Articles For HR Professionals With Safety Responsibilities These days, we often find that HR professionals also have safety responsibilities – At many medium and small-sized companies, managers will wear two hats. For example, the HR manager may be responsible for both HR duties and administering the occupational safety and health program. At some larger […]
Canada does not have an OSHA. Canada’s workplace safety and health standards are very different then the OSHA standards here in the USA. In fact, the Canadian workplace OH&S regulations (and their enforcement) are better and more effective than what the USA is doing with their OSHA regulations. To find out everything you need to […]