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In an industry vastly dominated by men, construction is an area of our labor force that is slowly seeing change.

As industries such as construction are becoming more digital, mitigating risk is much easier when employees are digitally literate, especially when those risks revolve around cybersecurity threats.

After receiving hundreds of applications earlier this year, Carhartt is honored to award its Spring 2023 round of grants totaling $225,000 to seven U.S. nonprofit organizations that support women in the trades.

Time is short for workplace safety and health professionals to get the best rate for the Safety 2023 Professional Development Conference and Exposition in San Antonio. The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) offers a discounted early rate for its signature event through March 16.

We navigate the ethical minefield of industrial hygiene with The Phylmar Group’s Mark Katchen. This episode focuses on the impact of ChatGPT on the EHS profession and also discusses an interesting ethics case study.

The construction is slowly seeing some change. As we celebrate the annual Women in Construction Week (WiC), which takes place March 5-11, let’s take a look at the advances being made by women of all ages and backgrounds in the industry. 

The website provides free resources for employers and employees to safeguard worker health and well-being, including keeping workplaces safe from infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics.

According to estimates published by market research institute Frost & Sullivan in 2021, the market for industrial exoskeletons will reach an average annual growth rate in excess of 40% over the coming years and reach a market volume of over $400M by 2025.

For one price, safety professionals receive 12-month access to an online library of content featuring more than 100 courses presented by industry experts.

Advanced robotics are increasingly common in the workplace, bringing several benefits to job sites as well as new challenges.