Prevention - Articles

Boost your bottom line with proper fall protection systems

The cost-benefit offers more than just compliance

November 7, 2023

Investing in safety doesn't only save lives but also improves your company's profitability. Explore the financial benefits of fall protection.

The A+A 2015 trade fair and congress cover all aspects of health and safety at work – new record in exhibitors’ numbers

Federal minister Andrea Nahles will be at the opening event

October 19, 2015

A+A – the number 1 international event for health and safety at work – has now reached its 30th edition in Düsseldorf, featuring a powerful exhibitor base and continuing to head for growth. This year, from 27 to 30 October, A+A 2015 will have more than 1,800 exhibitors. For the first time it will occupy nine exhibition halls (one more than previously), representing 10% growth in booked space.

Weekly news round-up

A "muck" rescue, a near-fatal fall and a new soda wars battle cry

March 23, 2013

From a work-related amputation statistics to a fatigue standard for the oil and gas industry and a fracking “peace treaty,” here are the week’s top OEHS-related news stories as featured on ISHN.com:

New slideshow promotes I2P2

March 18, 2013

OSHA has published a new slide presentation on the value of injury and illness prevention programs — a proactive process to help employers find and fix workplace hazards before workers are hurt.

“Prevention” is not appropriate in I2P2 language

Tom Lawrence CSP, P.E.

March 7, 2013

When Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis resigned her position, the talk became what might happen to OSHA’s planned Injury/Illness Prevention Standard (I2P2). Secretary Solis had announced this initiative in early 2010. The stated purpose was to require employers to establish a plan that would prevent violations of OSHA standards and that would protect workers from violations of their workplace rights.

NIOSH and NHCA present 2013 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards

Vulcan Materials Company, Johns Manville, Dangerous Decibels recognized

March 6, 2013

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), has announced the winners of the 2013 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™.

NIOSH and NHCA present 2013 hearing loss prevention awards

Innovation recognized

February 22, 2013

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), has announced this year’s winners of the Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™.

Creating the right context for process safety: 7 questions to ask

Scott Stricoff

February 8, 2013

Virtually all catastrophic events in man-made systems are related to technical failures made possible by organizational failures. This explains why catastrophic events continue to occur despite widespread implementation of sophisticated technical and management systems. Deepwater Horizon and Texas City disasters are examples of events caused by weak organizational safety—the context within which technical and management systems function.

OSHA manager intervenes after witnessing safety hazards from his office window

February 6, 2013

While filing reports in his 6th floor downtown office, Jeff Rucker, Dallas regional program manager for OSHA's On-Site Consultation Program, noticed several construction workers at a building across the street taking down a large holiday ornament display without proper fall protection.

CDC: Violence “a public health problem of vast proportions”

In a post titled, “Preventing Violent Deaths in America,” CDC states:

January 17, 2013

Violence is not just a law enforcement problem. It is a public health problem of vast proportions. Each year, violence kills 55,000 people in the United States. Violence takes a particular toll on youth. Every day, 13 young people between the ages of 10 and 24 are killed, making homicide the third leading cause of death in this age group.