Report: Engineer in fatal train crash has severe sleep apnea
The engineer of a Metro-North train that crashed last December in the Bronx, NY, killing four people, admits he felt…Click to continue
Cost of Safety
CEOs look at Safety as a cost center. Safety pros know the best safety programs actually save money. One way to make that point is to show Finance the consequences other companies have paid when their safety programs have failed.
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OSHA’s Top 10 violations for 2013
OSHA may have a reduced staff during the government shutdown, but it will be back, eventually. And when it is, these are the top areas where its inspectors will be looking for hazards.
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Scenario: One of your employees is taking a legally prescribed medication and works with machinery that has the potential to maim or kill. The label on the medication warns against driving or operating machinery while taking the drug. What do …
Mike Rowe: ‘Safety First’ is ‘a load of unmitigated nonsense’
You know Mike Rowe, the guy on the Discovery Channel who hosts Dirty Jobs? A viewer recently called him out on not wearing the proper safety gear on his show. His response? “Of all the platitudes embraced in the workplace …
Should cell phone use be banned while driving?
A national safety organization that championed mandatory seat belt laws is now calling on governors and legislators in all 50 states to ban cell phone use while driving.
Top 10 workplace injuries that affect the bottom line
Which types of on-the-job injuries cause employees to miss the most time from work?
