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JOEH selects T. Renee Anthony, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA as New Editor in Chief

November 14, 2017

T. Renee Anthony, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA has been selected as the new editor in chief of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH). Dr. Anthony, an associate professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, will take the reins January 1, 2018.

8 workplace safety considerations every new business owner should consider

Trey Trimble

July 17, 2017

If you’re starting your own business, then safety should be one of the top things on your mind when you begin hiring employees. A bad incident can result in expensive fines, rising workers’ compensation costs and damage to your reputation. And those are just the direct business costs.

European workers want more action on MSD prevention

July 5, 2017

The European Union is being called upon to do more to address musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) - the most common work-related illness in Europe.

How can VPP programs be improved?

OSHA wants your ideas

June 29, 2017

OSHA is looking for suggestions on how to strengthen the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) so that they continue to represent safety and health excellence, leverage partner resources and recognize the successes of long-term participants.

With new RSXpress Service, Rockford Systems increases machine safety assessment proposal speed by 50 percent

June 19, 2017

Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, today announced its new RSXpress fully-automated machine safety assessment service. The new service integrates Rockford System's surveying expertise with a proprietary, cloud-based digital platform, allowing the company to generate risk assessment and machine survey proposals up to 50 percent faster than legacy methods.

Cal/OSHA OKs tough new refinery safety regulation

Rule intended to reduce risk of major incidents

May 23, 2017

While regulations on the federal level are being repealed or delayed, the rulemaking process is still going strong at the state level – as demonstrated by California’s approval last week of a tough new oil refinery safety regulation.

Harmonizing ISO Standards with an Integrated HSEQ System

March 24, 2017

No matter their specific needs, organizations have goals above and beyond daily business tasks. However, certain challenges are preventing organizations from achieving these goals—such as injuries, illnesses and environmental releases.

Follow the Plan-Do-Study-Act process for safety improvement

Managing & mitigating risk

Tara Bachy

March 1, 2017

Cutting your food at dinner, driving to the store to get milk, walking through puddles on the floor from your shower, and navigating around a dog toy at 2 a.m. have all caused someone varying degrees of pain at some point.

White paper explains new approach to manage uncertainty in risk assessment

September 2, 2016

There is increasing emphasis from regulators on addressing uncertainty in risk assessments to improve safety.

Assessing the Gulf oil rig disaster

Risk communications expert Peter Sandman shares his thoughts

September 1, 2016

World-renowned risk communications expert Peter Sandman offered ISHN these thoughts on the April 22, 2010, BP exploration oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 crew men and leaked millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf.