April 2024 Safety+Health

2024 Training Survey

March 24, 2024

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How much do employers spend on training? What types do they use? Check out the results of our annual training survey.

What can be done to make work zones safer?

Awareness, enforcement and technology are part of the effort

March 24, 2024

Barry Bottino

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Awareness, enforcement and technology are part of the effort. “This is a topic of national concern,” one state highway official says.

Remote workers

Help keep them safe and healthy

March 24, 2024

Alan Ferguson

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How can employers help employees who’re working remotely stay safe and healthy? We’ve got expert advice.

Editor’s Note: What all drivers can do

March 24, 2024

Melissa J. Ruminski

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I’m sure we’ve all been part of work zone traffic in which, when visible enforcement isn’t present, drivers barely slow down. I think about the workers, who surely are aware that every year in the United States, some of their fellow roadway workers are struck and killed.

Letter to the Editor: NSC chapter president asks drivers to take work zone safety pledge

March 24, 2024

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This month: A reader wonders why unsafe work procedures at trade shows and safety expos are allowed to occur.

Safety Leadership: BLS fatal injuries data release: Deciphering the implications

March 24, 2024

Erika Gwilt

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“For anyone deeply invested in workplace safety, what significance does this report hold? What insights can we glean from the numbers?”

All About You: Change your perception

March 24, 2024

Richard Hawk

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“Whether doing a routine inspection, driving to work or counseling a co-worker violating a safety procedure, your perception can make each experience a positive one.”

BCSP Viewpoints: Leverage corporate sustainability efforts to enhance safety

March 24, 2024

Craig Halpern

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“Now is the time to look outside the walls of our facilities and help our suppliers advance safety,” and “ensure our communities are resilient and protected against the migration of chemical spills and explosions.”

This month's Product Focus: Foot protection and Safety Tools/Tethers & Knives

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Never underestimate the importance of foot safety on the job

March 24, 2024

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Keeping workers comfortable and productive on the job often starts with taking care of their feet. Download a free training presentation to start sharing foot safety facts with your crew at your next safety meeting.

Locked In, Smoothed Out: Loading Dock Safety

March 24, 2024

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Loading docks are busy places – and hazards are everywhere. Dock personnel exposed to crushing threats and repetitive, manual tasks are at serious risk for chronic, life-altering injuries.

Three Current Trends in Occupational Safety and Health in 2024

March 24, 2024

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Many of the workplace safety trends that characterized 2023 will continue into 2024, but the longer-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are continuing to change the ways people work and relate to each other. Workplace safety, Workplace safety and health, Columbia Southern University

Each month, the Safety+Health editorial team publishes a podcast to discuss important safety topics, and interviews leading voices in the profession.

On the Safe Side podcast Episode 50: Safety I vs. Safety II and April issue highlights

April 16, 2024

Kevin Druley, Alan Ferguson, Barry Bottino, and Tim Page-Bottorff

In Episode 50, the S+H team celebrates a milestone and examines content from the April issue, including the results of the annual Training Survey, safety and health for remote workers, and work zone safety. Also, SafeStart’s Tim Page-Bottorff joins the podcast to preview his presentation on Safety I vs. Safety II, in partnership with Corrie Pitzer, to be made at the 2024 NSC Spring Safety Conference and Expo.

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April 2024

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Features

2024 Training Survey

What can be done to make work zones safer?

Remote workers

Departments

Editor’s Note: What all drivers can do

Letter to the Editor: NSC chapter president asks drivers to take work zone safety pledge

Safety Leadership: BLS fatal injuries data release: Deciphering the implications

All About You: Change your perception

BCSP Viewpoints: Leverage corporate sustainability efforts to enhance safety

Products

Never underestimate the importance of foot safety on the job

Locked In, Smoothed Out: Loading Dock Safety

Three Current Trends in Occupational Safety and Health in 2024

On the Safe Side

On the Safe Side podcast Episode 50: Safety I vs. Safety II and April issue highlights