News from the Safety Industry

NIOSH has released a new series of videos in conjunction with the agency's Small Business Assistance Program and its Office of Construction Safety and Health. The videos, Know Your Nailer: Nail Gun Safety, provide brief and practical advice that contractors can use to prevent nail gun injuries on th [...]

In "Globalizing the Health and Safety Profession," the cover story in the March 2016 issue of OHS Professional from the Safety Institute of Australia, editor Craig Donaldson takes an in-depth look at INSHPO's OHS Professional Capability Framework and its implications for the profession.

National Fire Protection Association recently issued "Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment (RMG) Industry High-Level Assessment Report." The document presents an independent review of efforts by the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety to improve worker safety.

A new report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program shows the potential health effects of climate change on workers. The report, U.S. Global Change Research Program Climate and Health Assessment provides an overview of the potential health effects of climate change in the U.S., and breaks down s [...]

Eight construction industry organizations have filed a petition for review of OSHA's final crystalline silica rule with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Among the issues of concern is the industry's stance that the permissible exposure limit included in the rule is technologically an [...]

The fatal injury rate for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) has remained constant, despite the increase of the total MEWP rental fleet and the number of rental days worldwide, according to IPAF’s release of the 2015 MEWP-related incident data. Both the data and its preliminary fatal injury rat [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation set a new record in 2016 by granting $275,000 in scholarships to 106 students pursuing college degrees, and safety professionals furthering their credentials, in occupational safety and health (OSH), at universities across the country.

According to Manta’s latest Wellness Index, 37% of business owners said that they do not think that they could recover from a catastrophic event such as a natural disaster. The Wellness Index is put together based on interactions with small business owners and subject-matter experts. Manta CEO John [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today announced Dr. Tracey Cekada, associate professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as the William E. Tarrants, Outstanding Safety Educator of the Year for her proven excellence in teaching, research and service in the school’s Department of [...]

OSHA recently issued a final rule to revise its eye and face protection standards for general industry, shipyard employment, marine terminals, longshoring and construction by updating the references to national consensus standards approved by ANSI.