Workplace fatality rates increased in 2021 and the National Safety Council (NSC) has released a new report that is meant to help employers reverse that trend through advances in technology. More than 5,000 workers died on the job in 2021, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and NSC wants employers to […]
A $2 million crane’s topple from a construction barge into the waters of Virginia’s Willoughby Bay was due to the lack of a spotter to help the operator navigate, according to a federal investigation. Because there was no spotter present, the operator drove too far aft and the cable system securing the crane to the […]
Why should you improve your safety program in 2023? There are multiple reasons, including enhanced injury prevention and compliance with an increasingly aggressive federal OSHA. Let’s start with compliance and how OSHA came out swinging at the beginning of the year. 1. OSHA compliance At the end of January 2023, OSHA made a formal announcement […]
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 […]
