News from the Safety Industry

From retrofitting aging facilities to planning inspections and long-term compliance, engineered fall protection systems require careful design, site evaluation, and lifecycle management to protect workers at height.

The agency issued separate fatality alerts highlighting hazards involving powered haulage equipment and falling material while investigations continue.

By combining AI, video analytics, and real-time environmental monitoring, predictive safety systems are giving EHS leaders new tools to identify fall risks before workers are exposed to danger.

Timely, transparent communication between clinicians, employers and claims teams is as critical as medical treatment in accelerating recovery and reducing workers' compensation costs.

The latest draft refines employer responsibilities for hazard assessments, training, and incident response.

Real-world barriers such as heat, poor fit, and fatigue can undermine even the strongest PPE programs

California safety officials propose $282,420 in penalties following a residential worker's fatal 24-foot roof fall in Westchester.

Combining predictive AI analytics with inspection history shifts equipment maintenance from reactive emergency repairs to planned, low-risk safety controls.

Privately employed and third-party contract industrial firefighters face identical carcinogen exposures as municipal crews, yet lack statutory cancer presumptions and federal death benefits.

OSHA proposed penalties against Woodland Pulp LLC after two workers died from hydrogen sulfide exposure at a Baileyville facility.