News from the Safety Industry

New rules aim to strengthen worker protections in hazardous construction environments.

National Safety Council highlights overdose prevention, impairment risks, and employer-led safety efforts after Senate confirms Sara Bailey as drug czar.

Rule updates replace “discrimination” with “retaliation” terminology and revise worker protection language in Title 296 WAC.

Construction jobsites are filled with hidden fire hazards, especially during hot work—here’s how to reduce risks, equip crews, and stay ready when seconds count.

As digital safety tools become central to occupational health, organizations are rethinking how they protect lone and vulnerable workers through automation, smarter communication, flexible protocols and stronger safety cultures.

Why traditional safety metrics fail to prevent serious injuries and fatalities—and how AI helps EHS teams identify PSIF risks before life-altering events occur.

Funding through the YouthBuild program aims to prepare young people ages 16–24 for careers in construction, manufacturing, IT and health care through training and apprenticeship pathways.

A decade of change in safety practice highlights the growing importance of foresight in managing risk and organizational performance.

New data highlight differences in preparedness, training, and employer trust as Gen Z and millennial workers encounter legacy hazards on older job sites.

As organizations face tightening budgets and economic pressure, occupational health and safety is often viewed as a discretionary expense. Global data and risk-based frameworks tell a different story—one in which underinvestment in safety leads to predictable human, legal, and financial consequences.