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The American Society of Safety Engineers says you should watch out for the following hazards.

Trends noted at the 16th Annual Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Conference held in Seattle in late August are the following.

Speaking at the VPPPA meeting, OSHA chief Charles Jeffress noted an emerging force in workplace safety and health advocacy: more than 50 U.S. college campuses have chapters of United Students Against Sweatshops.

U.S. mail carriers and handlers are no more apt to get violent and go “postal'' than other workers.

Every 17 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in the country, and every 85 seconds, there's a home fire.

The quality of indoor air is the biggest health issue faced by American workers.

International standards on fall protection are moving ahead, with the active involvement of U.S. manufacturers, government agencies, and the American Society of Safety Engineers.

EPA has released a state-by-state analysis of the 1998 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).

What are you doing about mobile offices?

Here’s how OSHA inspectors will check for compliance with the powered industrial truck operator training standard (issued in 1998).