An investigation into the 2018 fire that injured 23 workers at the Kuraray America chemical plant in Texas was caused by 17 safety issues, including multiple process safety failures, according to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). The CSB report offers a dozen recommendations on how the company can prevent a similar […]
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a safety video Dec. 7 on the events leading to the April 2017 fatal explosion at the Loy-Lange Box Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The video includes an animation of the sequence of events leading to the incident and interviews with CSB Interim Executive Steve […]
Safety software and mobile apps can help in preventing serious injuries and fatalities on the job, according to a new report from the National Safety Council (NSC) Work to Zero initiative. The report, “Managing Risks with EHS Software and Mobile Applications,” builds on Work to Zero’s initial 2020 research and outlines how employers can use […]
There’s a new edition of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) coming in 2023 in celebration of the guide’s 45th anniversary. The first edition of the NPG was published in 1978 and four decades later it’s still one of the most popular NIOSH resources with more […]
Two U.S. Senators are urging Amazon to focus on the safety and health of its workers during the 2022 holiday season. On Nov. 23, Senators Sherrod Brown and Cory Booker released a letter they issued to Amazon, pressing the company on workplace safety issues ahead of the holiday sales season. Letter mentions deaths, high injury […]
Research conducted by the National Safety Council (NSC) shows how computer vision – artificial intelligence-paired camera technology and video analytics – can help enhance workplace safety. NSC’s released the research paper, “Using Computer Vision as a Risk Mitigation Tool,” on Oct. 27 via its “Work to Zero” initiative. “While computer vision is being adopted by […]
More than 90% of employers said they often or sometimes have issues getting employees to wear PPE, according to a study from the J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights. The PPE Pain Points Study, conducted by the research division of the safety supplies manufacturer, was distributed to over 12,000 contacts in a variety of […]
You can never be too safe, right? That’s why federal and state OSHA requirements are considered the bare minimum to keep workers safe. Safety professionals know it’s always better to go the extra mile, if at all possible, so that workers have extra layers of safety to protect them from whatever hazard they’re facing. For […]
The Total Recordable Incident Rate, or TRIR, is a standard that is used by most safety professionals to measure safety performance, no matter what industry they may be in. But is it statistically valid? Research conducted by the University of Colorado Boulder involving an investigation into 3.2 trillion hours of worker data found no discernable […]
