News from the Safety Industry
The Screening Disconnect: Where Compliance Ends and Prevention Begins
Published: Wednesday July 16th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Why it’s time to reframe employee health screenings as a proactive strategy — not just a compliance requirement.
Utilizing Software to Train and Motivate Safety
Published: Wednesday July 16th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Key methods for using software to make safety programs easier and more effective.
Longtime ASSP member earns Prevention through Design Award
Published: Wednesday July 16th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Bruce Lyon has been honored with the 2025 Prevention through Design Award for his leadership in risk management and advancing safety standards that eliminate workplace hazards through proactive design.
How Tariffs Are Reshaping Occupational Health and Safety for the Global Workforce
Published: Wednesday July 16th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and other imported goods are driving up costs and altering global supply chains—pressuring industries to cut back on safety investments and exposing workers to new occupational hazards.
DOL Starts to Raise Some Deregulation Flags
Published: Wednesday July 16th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The Department of Labor's plan to eliminate 63 federal regulations raises concerns about the future of worker safety. Proposed cuts to OSHA’s budget and staff, along with deregulatory moves, could significantly affect enforcement and compliance oversight.
Refreshing Safety Mindfulness
Published: Wednesday July 16th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
To foster true safety engagement, leaders must first refresh their own mindset. Here are practical leadership strategies that encourage mindful, principle-based safety awareness in dynamic and decentralized work environments.
Rethinking the Safety Hero: Why Team Interdependence Matters More Than Lone Acts
Published: Tuesday July 15th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Our obsession with individualism may be undermining workplace safety—here’s why collective responsibility and interdependence are key to real safety culture.
Labor Department Revises OSHA Penalty Guidelines to Support Small Businesses
Published: Monday July 14th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
New policy expands penalty reductions for small employers and incentivizes quick hazard abatement to improve workplace safety.
Safety 2025 Highlights Networking, Leadership, and Peer Growth
Published: Monday July 14th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Networking sessions, wellness activities, and leadership meetups at Safety 2025 aim to strengthen community and collaboration among safety professionals.
ASSP’s Safety 2025 Conference Heads to Orlando With Expo, Expert Speakers and Career Opportunities
Published: Monday July 14th 2025
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Safety 2025 will bring together global safety professionals for three days of education, networking, and hands-on exploration of the latest workplace safety innovations.