April is Distracted Driving Month and April 15-19, 2024 is National Work Zone Awareness Week.

Ladders are a ubiquitous tool used at home and work to perform a variety of tasks.  Do you really know how to use a ladder properly?

I am proud to announce that I will be presenting "Is Stretch and Flex Worth the Effort?" at the 2024 Global Learning Summit by BCSP on May 7, 2024! GLS is set to provide high-quality professional development to all workers with SH&E responsibilities by removing the barriers of high cost and geographic location. Cost of registration is only $25 - register today at bcspgls.com!

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2020, head injuries accounted for nearly 6% of non-fatal workplace injuries. The majority of these injuries occurred from contacting or bumping into objects or equipment, while about 20% were the result of slips, trips and falls. How can you protect yourself and your employees? Read on!

According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States amounting to nearly 2,200 deaths per day. It is important for everyone to understand and control the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease. It is also important for everyone to recognize the signals of a heart attack and stroke and know what to do in the event of a cardiac emergency.

What is the number one cause of lung cancer?  Smoking.  What is the number two cause of lung disease?  Radon exposure.  Did you know that January is National Radon Action Month?

Over my career as a construction professional and a safety professional I learned to keep certain things in my car, just in case I need them, or someone else does…

The results are in! The 2023 Top 10 OSHA violations were revealed by OSHA at the NSC Safety Congress. The list is basically the same as in 2022, with a few changes in ranking.

In the last post, we reviewed a case study of a manufacturing process change where the principles of change management were not effectively implemented. In this post we will dive deeper into the process of Management of Change (MOC).

Think Management of Change doesn’t apply to your business or your project? Think again!

April is distracted driving month. According to the CDC, nine people are killed in crashes involving a distracted driver each day in the United States. About 1 in 5 of those who die in distracted driving crashes were pedestrians, bicyclists or otherwise not in a motor vehicle, according to the NHTSA.

Are you a safety professional working with limited resources? Are you wracking your brain trying to figure out how to provide quality safety training and education for your team, yet still fit within your budget? In this first Safety on a Budget post, we will review 4 cost effective ways to obtain quality safety training for your team.