OSHA

In the United States, if you work in construction, or in the maritime industry, or on a farm, the Occupational...

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, some employers, though not all, must maintain an official written fire prevention...

Too many sanitation workers end up injured — or worse — on the job. Refuse and recycling collectors have long...

Electrical contractors can’t take the whole winter off. However, cold weather can create all sorts of safety problems for electricians...

The good news is that managers can remove many of these hazards through relatively hassle-free engineering controls — that is,...

Safety is a major reason employers invest in drum dumpers and other ergonomic drum-handling equipment. (Efficiency is probably the other...

North American Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH) Awareness Week is a great time to perform an ergonomics assessment to improve...

Special events can be huge economic drivers for municipalities, venues, and food service providers — but they also come with...

Safety may be the most important issue facing the solid waste industry today. As we near the final year of...

First, the good news. Fatalities for refuse and recycling collectors declined to a rate of 34.1 per...