News from the Safety Industry

In her November 2016 Professional Safety article, “Moving From Compliance to Risk-Based Systems,” Pam Walaski CSP, CHMM, offers tips for making a switch between systems. She says a deep dive into data is necessary and can help along in the process.

In her November 2016 Professional Safety article, “Moving From Compliance to Risk-Based Systems,” Pam Walaski CSP, CHMM, offers tips for OSH professionals looking to make the switch. One tip is identifying and promoting one new high-impact leading metric within the year. Most organizations (includi [...]

Many different OSH certifications are available to increase your marketability to employers and clients. To help you better understand these options, the volunteer Advisory Committee of ASSE's Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty is developing a series of articles. This article focuses on the certi [...]

In her November 2016 Professional Safety article, “Moving From Compliance to Risk-Based Systems,” Pam Walaski CSP, CHMM, says OSH professionals must stop relying on compliance with regulations to ground recommendations to reframe the discussion between moving from system to system. Walaski says tha [...]

New research suggests that workers with micromanaging bosses are more likely to die young. The research found that workers in highly demanding jobs with little control over their workflow were 15.4% more likely to die early than people with less demanding jobs. Meanwhile, workers with a high level o [...]

OSHA issued a final rule to update its general industry Walking-Working Surfaces standards specific to slip, trip and fall hazards. The rule also includes a new section establishing employer requirements for using personal fall protection systems.

Through video and a Young Worker website, OSHA shares the important message that young workers have a right to a safe, health workplace, and to be trained on job hazards and safe work practices.

In her November 2016 Professional Safety article, “Moving From Compliance to Risk-Based Systems,” Pam Walaski CSP, CHMM offers tips for OSH professionals looking to make the switch.

Shane Bush CPT, President of BushCo, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID, will be presenting both “Predicting Errors Using Human Performance Measurement Tools” and Disruptive Safety: Managing Safety in an Industry Facing Changes Forced by Competition” at SeminarFest 2017.

Beth Genly takes a deep look into safety and job burnout in Professional Safety’s October 2016 issue. She lists five broad skills and behavior areas individuals can pay attention to when feeling burned out.