October 2024

Safety and the multigenerational workforce

Bridging the gaps

September 22, 2024

Many workplaces may have up to four generations of workers – each with generally preferred communication methods and learning styles.

7 common workplace safety hazards (revisited)

What have NSC safety pros seen over and over again?

September 22, 2024

Kevin Druley

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A follow-up – eight years later – to one of our most popular articles.

Safety from head to toe

PPE manufacturers talk trends, challenges and innovation

September 22, 2024

Jennifer Yario

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Keeping workers cool. Protecting their heads from traumatic brain injuries. Ensuring their eyes are adequately shielded from flying debris. Offering them comfortable yet protective gear. We spoke with leading PPE manufacturers about these issues – and how employers can help.

OSHA’s updated HazCom standard: What’s changed?

Insight from a former agency official

September 22, 2024

Alan Ferguson

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Richard Fairfax – a former OSHA official and now a principal consultant for the National Safety Council – provides insight.

Editor’s Note: Reaching across generations

September 22, 2024

Melissa J. Ruminski

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The understanding that, in general, specific generational groups have certain preferences about how they obtain and retain information could prevent an on-the-job injury or death.

Safety Leadership: Leading change: How to make initiatives stick

September 22, 2024

Jack Balsamo and Fredrick Luchtman

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“Safety leaders can help their leadership teams drive initiatives by focusing on balancing three types of actions: strategic, tactical and symbolic.”

All About You: Keep an open mind

September 22, 2024

Richard Hawk

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“In all aspects of our lives, confirmation bias can hinder our ability to stay open-minded. As safety pros, it can make us less effective.”

On Research: Can training change teens’ attitudes about working safely?

September 22, 2024

Kevin Druley

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NIOSH researcher Rebecca Guerin looked at whether job-specific safety training and skills can help build a foundation of safety for young workers.

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Managing Subcontractor Risks: Ensuring Compliance & Mitigating Disruptions in Complex Supply Chains

September 22, 2024

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Managing the tangled network of contractors and subcontractors with whom your business partners is a complex, time-consuming challenge.

Get the Essential Guide to Women's PPE

September 22, 2024

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Despite the growing number of women working in the skilled trades, most personal protective equipment is still made with men in mind.

OSHA Safety Training: 5 Things to Know

September 22, 2024

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This e-book identifies five basics that employers and environmental, health and safety professionals need to consider when developing workplace safety and health training programs that comply with OSHA standards.

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A Deeper Dive into OSHA’s Final Rule Updating the HazCom Standard

September 22, 2024

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OSHA finally published its final rule updating the requirements in its standard on hazard communication (1910.1200).

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 56: Recovery-friendly workplaces and a look back to NSC Safety Congress & Expo

October 15, 2024

Kevin Druley, Alan Ferguson, and Barry Bottino

We discuss content from the October issue of Safety+Health and share our thoughts on the 2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo. Also, Jamie Osborne, a public health analyst at NIOSH, joins us to discuss recovery-friendly workplaces in the “Five Questions With …” segment.

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Safety and the multigenerational workforce

7 common workplace safety hazards (revisited)

Safety from head to toe

OSHA’s updated HazCom standard: What’s changed?

Departments

Editor’s Note: Reaching across generations

Safety Leadership: Leading change: How to make initiatives stick

All About You: Keep an open mind

On Research: Can training change teens’ attitudes about working safely?

Products

Managing Subcontractor Risks: Ensuring Compliance & Mitigating Disruptions in Complex Supply Chains

Get the Essential Guide to Women's PPE

OSHA Safety Training: 5 Things to Know

A Deeper Dive into OSHA’s Final Rule Updating the HazCom Standard

On the Safe Side

On the Safe Side podcast Episode 56: Recovery-friendly workplaces and a look back to NSC Safety Congress & Expo