AIHA launches mobile app to combat heat stress for outdoor workers Outdoor workers encouraged to participate in open beta testing phase and provide feedback ISHN Staff August 2, 2024 AIHA is encouraging outdoor workers and employers to participate in the app’s open beta testing phase and provide feedback on its functionality. Read More
Employers should create a summer heat shield Tito Warren July 30, 2024 Key summer safety protocols to protect workers from summer-related dangers.Read More
Summer weather can elevate injury risk It’s time to re-evaluate your fall protection program Philip Jacklin July 29, 2024 It’s time to increase awareness of the elevated risk of injury and ensure your workers are as safe in the summer months as any other month. Read More
Think beyond heat to other summer-related safety hazards Robin Marth, CSP July 26, 2024 During the summer months, many workplaces find themselves dealing not only with heat, but destructive tornadoes, voracious hurricanes, and suffocating wildfire smoke.Read More
How to prioritize visibility for outdoor summer workers Scott A. Corrao July 26, 2024 Workers who wear high-visibility apparel must be both visible and comfortable in high temperatures.Read More
Hot work, cool heads: Safety protocols for summer work sites Al Ruggie July 25, 2024 Whether workers are toiling under the sun or next to a blast furnace, the risks of heat-related illnesses and accidents are ever-present and growing.Read More
Construction supervisor pleads guilty to obstructing investigation into workplace death ISHN Staff July 24, 2024 One of New York man's employees died after a fall from an improperly secured roof.Read More
Heat’s hidden hazards How temperature can affect safety in unexpected ways M.B. Sutherland July 24, 2024 The surprising ways that heat can affect your workers’ well-being, and your safety record, and what you can do to help.Read More
Unguarded trenches collapsed, trapped, injured workers Boston Waterproofing & Construction twice exposed workers to potentially deadly hazards July 18, 2024 A Boston waterproofing contractor exposed employees to life-threatening cave-ins and excavation hazards at worksites.Read More
OSHA: Roofing contractor willfully exposed own children to potentially deadly falls ISHN Staff July 12, 2024 The owner of a Liverpool, Pennsylvania roofing company risked the lives of two of his children by exposing them to falls from heights.Read More