Dear Reader, Of all the elements in a Safety and Health Management System, Leadership Engagement is by far the most important. A recent cross-sectional study of 155 construction companies in South Africa revealed that leadership visibility and behavior affect safety culture and safety performance in the construction industry (Skeepers & Mbohwa, 2015). Another study of construction companies in Indonesia recognized that one of the main drivers of improving safety performance is safety culture. Safety leadership has been identified as a significant factor shaping safety culture itself. Project owner safety leadership […]

Dear Reader, A safe and healthful workplace depends on an effective management system to proactively prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths. Besides OSHA’s Recommended Practice for Safety and Health Programs, other bodies such as the International Organization for Standards (ISO 45001) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI/ASSP Z10)  all recognize that a safety and health management system […]

Each year, OSHA publishes the top 10 most frequently cited hazards to alert employers of commonly cited hazards. In recent years, many of the same hazards consistently reappear and sadly, we continue to see many preventable injuries, illnesses, and deaths related to these hazards.

Thousands of indoor and outdoor workers are exposed to heat risk each year, and even killed as a result of heat overexposure.

Thousands of indoor and outdoor workers are exposed to heat risk each year, and even killed as a result of heat overexposure.

OSHA noncompliance is a high-stakes game, one which quickly stacks the odds against your survival.

In November 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), a standard implementing the directive announced by President Joe Biden in efforts to increase vaccination rates throughout businesses across the nation. The standard required employers with 100 or more employees to adopt policies that develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID–19 vaccination policy by verifying and maintaining proof of the vaccination status of each employee.

There’s an important deadline quickly approaching. By March 2, 2022, employers are required to submit a summary of the injuries and illnesses recorded throughout the previous calendar year via the OSHA 300A Log and 301 Incident Report.