1+ week, 4+ day ago   (712+ words) At VPPPA Safety+, Aron Yellott explored how trust, worker involvement and frontline leadership can strengthen safety. A strong safety culture depends on more than procedures, training and compliance. It requires workers to trust that when they identify a hazard, question…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (491+ words) The safety profession is advancing rapidly. Concepts such as human and organizational performance, serious injury and fatality prevention and psychological safety are increasingly shaping how organizations think about risk. But as safety professionals embrace those approaches, Wyatt Bradbury, principal for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (281+ words) Industrial Hygiene is entering a period of renewed regulatory intensity across North America. Emerging and evolving requirements related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), respirable crystalline silica, heat stress, and expanded chemical controls are increasing both the scope and complexity…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (389+ words) New research finds certification can improve crane safety, workforce competency and jobsite performance. The National Safety Council and NCCCO Foundation have released a new report examining how certification affects crane safety, workforce competency and jobsite performance. The report, Certification in…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (300+ words) In this episode of the OH&S SafetyPod, Dan Birch, Category Manager at PIP Global Safety, and Ani Surabhi, CEO and Founder of Quin, discuss the evolution of connected PPE and how real-time safety data can help organizations improve worker…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (385+ words) Columbia Southern University honors construction industry veteran Danny Simpson for three decades of leadership in workplace safety. A national construction safety leader with more than three decades of industry experience has received a top national honor for workplace safety leadership....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (547+ words) Talent shortages on both sides of workplace safety are creating mounting risk for employers and workers alike. About two-thirds of organizations struggle to recruit or retain occupational and environmental health and safety staff. At the same time, labor gaps across…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (261+ words) This article originally appeared in the July/August 2026 issue of Occupational Health & Safety. Compliance alone does not guarantee worker safety. A complete-system approach that integrates hazard assessment, engineering, equipment selection, training, rescue planning and documentation can help organizations close critical…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (472+ words) Injury trends among new and older workers are forcing safety leaders to rethink long-standing approaches and adopt data-driven strategies to improve training, reduce risk, and strengthen safety culture across the workforce. Of course, you can’t change the past; nor does…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (421+ words) Surge in Michigan workplace deaths prompts state officials to call for proactive safety measures and hazard training. State workplace safety officials are calling on employers and laborers across Michigan to step up hazard identification and prevention protocols following 21 work-related fatalities…...