News from the Safety Industry

As safety strategies evolve, employers risk losing the technical practitioners who connect compliance, advanced concepts and real-world risk.

Safety boots meeting ASTM F2413 crush standards often lack essential arch support, driving plantar fasciitis and worker fatigue on hard jobsite surfaces.

Washington officials urge countertop fabricators to replace engineered stone or implement strict dust controls to prevent fatal lung disease.

Construction companies will pause work to hold a moment of silence and address mental health challenges across jobsites.

Modern crane safety requires moving beyond baseline certification toward continuous, employer-verified qualification under actual site conditions.

The collection examines evacuation, firefighter safety and building safety lessons that emerged from the World Trade Center attacks 25 years ago.

Federal safety regulators fine a Janesville food manufacturer $364,100 following two fatal industrial kettle explosions.

State mining and quarrying operations achieved zero fatalities and below-average injury rates for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Treating recurring inspection findings as systemic warnings rather than isolated lapses exposes hidden operational failures before serious incidents occur.

Overlapping federal regulations around PFAS, silica, and heat stress require shifting from site-specific sampling projects to defensible, enterprise-wide industrial hygiene programs.