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What is the National Safety Stand-Down?

April 16, 2019

The 6th annual National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls takes place the week of May 6-10, 2019. The Stand-Down was conceived by OSHA in 2014 as part of the National Falls Campaign to raise awareness surrounding the severity of fall hazards in construction and the importance of preventing them. In a construction setting, the term “safety stand-down” is used to describe a wide variety of activities where normal work is paused and the entire site focuses on a particular safety issue.

Actively Caring for People’s Safety- AC4P

4 STEPS to cultivating a brother’s/sister’s keeper culture

If you see something, say something

Krista S. Geller, Ph.D.

April 15, 2019

There is a difference between “caring” and “acting.” The mission of behavior-based safety (BBS) is to promote and support “actively caring.” In this article, I want to introduce the STEP process of actively caring for people’s safety.

Top products of the week

April 14, 2019

Safety webbing, a high-visibility “smart” vest and a safe drum lifting device were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

April 13, 2019

A downside of telemedicine visits, a safety coordinator and another manager indicted for obstructing an OSHA workplace fatality investigation and smartphone lessons from GM’s ban on using them while walking. These were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

3 P’s of Welding Safety: Planning, preparation and protection

Keep these hot tips in mind to improve welding safety – and stay out of hot water

Dennis Capizzi

April 12, 2019

Welding — one of the OSHA-defined “hot work” activities — is a major task in many industries. You’ll find it performed in manufacturing, fabrication, and repair work. In fact, anywhere two or more materials must be joined together, welding will likely be present.

A NIOSH Science Blog post

Construction fall fatalities still highest among all industries: What more can we do?

Elizabeth Garza

April 11, 2019

Falls are the leading cause of construction-worker fatalities, accounting for one-third of on-the-job deaths in the industry. In 2017, there were 366 fall fatalities out of 971 total fatalities in construction. According to the CPWR, from 2011-2015, 61% of fatal falls in construction occurred in small businesses with fewer than 10 employees. Almost two-thirds of fatal falls were from roofs, scaffolds, and ladders.

A FairWarning Story

Tracking the cost in lives of higher speed limits

Christopher Jensen

April 10, 2019

The federal government’s 1995 decision to allow states to set speed limits higher than 65 mph caused almost 14,000 additional deaths over 25 years on interstates and freeways, according to a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. That average of 560 deaths a year ”is really a big deal,” said Charles Farmer, the author of the study and a vice president of the Insurance Institute.

Celebrate Workers’ Memorial Day every day

Take a strong stand, fight, and let’s celebrate life, not death and injury.

Ron Hayes

April 8, 2019

Workers' Memorial Day, International Workers 'Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of Mourning takes place annually around the world on April 28, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.

Use ISO 45001 to improve safety & process efficiency

Here’s how one company went about becoming certified, and realizing the standard’s many benefits.

Holly Callender

April 8, 2019

Released as the new safety and health standard in early 2018, ISO 45001 has a range of EHS benefits. But how do companies become ISO 45001 certified? Introduced in March 2018, ISO 45001 replaced OHSAS 18001 to become the new international ISO standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems.