Construction Safety Articles

ASSP is calling on employers to take well-known steps to protect America’s workers from fatal injuries in response to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers only slightly decreased from 2016 to 2017. “This level of worker safety and health is not acceptable,” said ASSP President Rixio Medina.

After the data-gathering phase that sets the foundation for risk management, safety professionals must determine the scope, purpose, context and limitations of risk assessment itself.

Regina McMichael, author of the ASSP publication, "The Safety Training Ninja," joins us to discuss how to use her book as a tool for taking your safety training to the next level.

U.S. Representative Joe Courtney has introduced legislation aimed at curtailing rising rates of on-the-job violence affecting healthcare and social service employees such as nurses, physicians, emergency responders, medical assistants and social service workers.

OSHA is seeking to clarify key provisions of the beryllium standard for general industry, changes it says will simplify compliance while delivering the same level of safety and health protections as the current standard

E. Scott Geller shares his seven Cs for safety success and how each can help create a culture where employees actively look out for each other’s well-being.

Department of Labor (DOL) has published its fall 2018 semiannual regulatory agenda covering OSHA and MSHA rulemaking activities forecast for the coming 12 months. Our federal representatives at the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams P.C. have compiled a summary of key issues relevant to OSH professionals.

Forty-six individuals participated in ZERO’s Paul O’Neill Challenge this year, a one-minute video contest honoring a leader who believes safety is for everyone.

Kevin Denis of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee shares how the Z359 family of standards can help you develop a stronger fall protection program.

In a recent IOSH-funded study conducted by Cardiff University, “Representing miners in arrangements for safety and health in coal mining: A global perspective,” researchers examined “the history of representation on OSH and the nature, operation and context of present-day arrangements for worker presentation on OSH in coal mining.”