News from the Safety Industry

Presentation proposals for Work, Stress and Health 2017 are due Oct. 31, 2016. The conference will be held June 7-10, 2017, in Minneapolis, MN. Read on to learn more about topics of interest.

On July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interim final rule raising civil penalties by nearly 80% in some cases, for occupational and mine safety and health violations, and certain other types of employment law infractions. The stated goal for the increase in all agencies was to [...]

Poster sessions at conferences offer students and academicians an opportunity to report on their research. At ASSE's Safety 2016, 31 posters were presented on topics ranging from employee involvement, emergency action plans and latex allergies to firefighter safety, modified risk assessment methods [...]

Steel Tank Institute-Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI-SPFA) have published an educational brochure to help owners understand the risks created by poor operations and maintenance procedures for monitoring and removing water from storage tank systems.

On May 12, OSHA published the new injury and illness reporting rule. Under the new system, called “Improved Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” OSHA will post on-line injury information from a vast number of employers. The agency says that Information about the injured worker will be remo [...]

The phenomenal success of Nintendo's Pokemon Go has brought with it an unexpected and likely unintended consequence--people placing themselves in danger.​

During the third quarter of FY2016, OSHA issued a wide range of compliance assistance resources.

On June 22, OSHA sent final text of the walking-working surfaces rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for what is anticipated will be the last review before publication. This means the final rule could be published by late September.

Are you considering getting a professional designation such as the CSP? BCSP offers a seven-step guide to help you navigate the necessary steps as well as an online safety calculator.

To celebrate its 70th anniversary, CDC has created a timeline of the many firsts the agency has experienced in helping prevent diseases around the globe.​