Infection Prevention Week: 5 tips for patient safety in healthcare facilities Around 300,000 patients a year acquire a healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) due to standards of care withing... Read more
NFPA Makes Spanish-Language Hot Work Training Available for Massachusetts Workers After winning a gold award for its hot work safety training, the National Fire Protection Association has re... Read more
NIOSH has unveiled a beta version of an online software tool designed to provide post-shift assessments of mine workers’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The Field Analysis of Sili... Read more
The personal reason why I’m fighting to get mental health first aiders in the workplace On 8 October, World Mental Health Day, I am taking a petition that has, at the time of writing, receiv... Read more
Vehicle choice could reduce drivers’ air pollution exposure Could switching to low-emission taxi cabs potentially halve exposure to toxic exhaust pollutants? According to findings from new r... Read more
3M announces safety recall on 16-foot Talon Self Retracting Lifelines 3M Fall Protection has issued a global stop use and recall field service action for a “small quantity” of its DBI-SALA 1... Read more
OSHA updates National Emphasis Program on trenching and excavation safety In response to a recent increase in trench-related worker deaths, OSHA has updated its National Emphasis Program on... Read more
CVSA announces results of the operation Safe Driver Week annual event Law enforcement officials issued more than 57,000 citations and nearly 88,000 warnings during the Commercial Vehicle Saf... Read more
