Here’s an archive of all of our past articles! They’re as timely today as when they were first published.
Winter Safety Resources Winter brings snow, ice, storms and blizzards. To help protect your workers against these winter hazards, we have collected the best free winter safety resources for you! From a workplace safety standpoint, some of the hazards associated with working in winter weather include: Driving accidents due to slippery roadways, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Slips and […]
Finding the perfect photo (or piece of clip-art) for a safety article or publication can be time-consuming. Either the high-quality images are too expensive, or the free images are poor quality. I’ve found three websites that provide safety images that are both free/low-cost and high-quality. None of these images have watermarks. Be sure to review their “terms […]
In the last few years, we’ve noticed a huge increase in the number of certifications that occupational safety and health professionals are putting behind their names. But which ones are the most recognized, the most popular, and indeed the best? To find an answer to this question, we reviewed the certifications that were shown behind […]
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
Warehouse & Forklift Safety Resources Below are links to our favorite free safety resources for employees who work with forklifts in warehousing, loading docks and distribution. These best safety practices include: tool box talks, bulletins, fact sheets, safety rules, posters, checklists, model programs, PowerPoints and videos. Please feel free to tell your friends who […]
The Best Search Engine If you’re just not finding the information you need searching on Google, try our “Best Search Engine”. It will help you to find high-quality technical information that is hidden from Google. Our best search engine was developed with the help of PhD’s who told us that this is a similar process […]
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) […]