After yet another serious injury to a fan hit by a foul ball, Major League Baseball (MLB) is under increasing pressure to mandate the installation of nets around the foul lines – something which is currently left up to each team.

I am honored to begin my five year term as Chemical Safety Board Chairperson and Member. I look forward to a highly productive and collaborative experience with my fellow board members and the CSB's staff.

Hundreds of U.S. air marshals and federal Bureau of Prisons employees were exposed to dangerous levels of lead while pursuing required firearms proficiencies at gun ranges sanctioned by the federal government, according to an investigation by the Seattle Times.

Students who have used electronic cigarettes by the time they start ninth grade are more likely than others to start smoking traditional cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products within the next year, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

When working with facilities transferring from a conventional to a green-cleaning strategy, there are a number of key steps that must be taken

Eyewash stations are critical emergency safety equipment intended to mitigate eye injuries when a worker has been exposed to a toxic substance, but if an eyewash station has not been properly maintained, using it could expose the worker to additional health hazards – or make the original injury worse.

Innovative lighting, a mist collector and safety switches were the top facility and occupational safety products featured on ISHN.com this week.

The massive warehouse explosion in China, smoke hazards faced by firefighters battling western wildfires and the MSHA’s respirable coal dust rule one year in were among the top occupational safety and health stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

As they did the hard work of removing floor tiles, insulation and other materials at what was once an elementary school, employees of two Illinois companies were unaware that they were exposed to deadly asbestos fibers.