News from the Safety Industry

Canada is proposing new rules on flight crew fatigue and fitness for duty to improve passenger and flight crew safety and align regulations with today’s scientific data, international standards and best practices, the Canadian federal government says.

E-Recordkeeping Launches, NIOSH Weaves PtD Into LEED Certification, the House Stands For the CSB

Struck-by hazards were a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in construction from 2011 to 2015, says a new quarterly data report from The Center for Construction Research and Training. During this time period, 804 construction workers died from struck-by injuries, which is more than any oth [...]

The ASSE Risk Assessment Institute added two new videos to its Risk Assessment in the Real World series. The series aims to help OSH professionals develop skills in risk assessment to enable employers to take action in advance of injury, illness or loss.

Management Practice Specialty Member Shawn Galloway is in the Spotlight

The House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the FY 2018 appropriations package that includes funding for OSHA, MSHA and NIOSH. The bill now awaits passage by the House and consideration in the Senate before the new fiscal year starts on October 1, 2017. While funding cuts were not as draconi [...]

On Aug. 1, 2017, OSHA went live with the data submission platform that certain employers will need to use when submitting their injury and illness (I/I) data to the agency by the revised Dec. 1, 2017, deadline. The requirements arise under OSHA’s electronic recordkeeping rule, which was promulgated [...]

Guest poster Rick Franklin has worked for 42 years as a forensic engineer. During that time, he has seen 14 significant, but mostly unknown, improvements to consumer products and automobiles that prevented fires, incidents, injuries and deaths. In the final post of this three-part series, he talks a [...]

OSHA created a new webpage intended to provide information for workers and employers subject to HAZWOPER regulations for construction and general industry.​

Free webinar on August 24th on operational excellence in safety; volunteering for Girl Scouts; new Girl Scouts STEM badges.