Biological hazards, or biohazards, contain living organisms that can pose dangers to human health. In the workplace, these can include blood, human waste, pathogens, and more. Biological hazards are ...

Industrial workplaces are typically dangerous, with heavy machinery, hazardous substances and complex processes. Despite safety protocols, accidents still happen. According to the International Labour ...

Every worker deserves a safe and healthy workplace. That principle is at the heart of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which created OSHA and established the duty for employers to ...

Workplace safety is a business growth driver—not just a compliance requirement. Companies that invest in proactive safety see ...

Winter is coming. For employers, this, of course, means colder temperatures and more slippery surfaces facing their workers. However, the safety hazards are much more dynamic than that. These new ...

In a new whitepaper, Improving Workplace Safety with Robotics, the National Safety Council, through its Work to Zero initiative, evaluated the benefits of robotics and autonomous mobile robots, or ...

Discover how hazardous environments are revolutionizing workplace safety. Learn new strategies to protect employees ...

In 2021, the construction industry reported the highest number of fatal work injuries in the private sector—many of which resulted from preventable accidents. The key to preventing these accidents is ...

A Hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm, injuries, accidents or other undesirable effects. A Risk is the possibility that a personal injury, property loss or environmental harm will ...

Certified personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. The piece outlines various types of PPE, highlights common gaps in ...

The government’s proposed workplace safety reforms aim to create simpler rules for employers. Critics argue they may also ...