News from the Safety Industry

Occupational Health & Safety is bringing the educational information found in its magazine to the event space with the OH&S Summit in Phoenix on October 29.

NSC and launch partner, Stericycle, assembles resources for opioid epidemic after survey shows that 83 percent of employers are extremely unprepared to deal with employee opioid misuse.

September 19, 2019 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Colorado Utility Company For Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards

A new rule proposed by the USDA to increase line speeds and reduce government inspections at U.S. hog slaughterhouses will likely cause increased workplace injuries and higher risk of foodborne illness.

Indoor air quality is one of the most common causes of complaints in offices. The EPA notes that concentrations of some pollutants are commonly two to five times higher indoors than outdoors - and Americans spend around 90 percent of their time indoors.

September 18, 2019   U.S. Department of Labor Cites Idaho Dollar Tree Stores After Finding Widespread Storage Violations

Polo Masonry Builders Inc. has been cited for exposing employees to fall and scaffolding hazards while working on a building project. Not, the company has been placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

September 16, 2019 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Wisconsin Company For Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards

OH&S Magazine has been doing the Live From program at the NSC show for years now, and every year, more companies in the safety industry want to be involved.

Here’s a round of the latest and greatest, debuted at NSC 2019.