According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2020, 24% of workers were 55 or older. In addition, fatal injuries among workers who are 55 and older increased by 8% from 2018 to 2019. The 2,005 deaths that occurred in 2019 signify the most significant number ever recorded for this age group. So if we know that nearly a quarter of our workforce is over 55 years old and they’re more likely to get hurt, what controls can we implement to keep them safe?

Fall hazards are foreseeable at work and in the home. You can identify them and then eliminate exposure or control them before they result in injuries or sometimes even death. This blog discusses the types of controls and practical examples that everyone can implement right now to eliminate or prevent falls in the home. Use this blog to start your Total Work Health mentality at your workplace.

OSHA’s Control of Hazardous Energy Standard, also known as the Lockout Tagout (LOTO) Regulation, has specific requirements for Periodic Inspections and Employee Training for Authorized, Affected, and Other Employees. Read this blog to understand two of the crucial elements of an effective lockout tagout program that will prevent employee injuries and illnesses.

OSHA’s LOTO standard has three main elements to create an energy control program. This blog will discuss the Control of Hazardous Energy Standard’s Purpose, as well as the three main elements, focusing on Energy Control Procedures.

Workers performing maintenance on machinery may be exposed to injuries from the unforeseen energization, startup of the machinery, or release of stored energy. OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout standard found at 1910.147, also known as LOTO or the Control of Hazardous Energy, requires the acceptance and implementation of procedures to shut down machinery, isolate it from its energy source, and prevent the release of potentially hazardous energy while maintenance and servicing activities are being completed. This blog helps employers gain clarity with commonly asked questions on the LOTO standard's scope and application to help employers understand who the LOTO standard does and does not apply to and what activities are and are not covered.

Every year, workers are killed or seriously injured while performing snow or ice removal from rooftops and structures such as decks. Based on the findings of OSHA investigations, falls cause the most worker fatalities and injuries during rooftop snow removal. Workers may fall off roof edges, through skylights, and from ladders and aerial lifts to the ground below, which is likely to be fatal. Workers may also be injured or killed by a roof collapse. There are safer ways to remove ice and snow off rooftops than to climb onto the roof, which is a high-risk task.

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Every year, more than 5,000 workers are killed on the job (an average of 14 deaths per day), and more than 3.6 million suffer a serious job-related injury or illness. Even one serious workplace injury or illness can have a devastating impact on an organization, especially a small business. Does your business have a safety program? This blog will discuss the impacts of a serious injury, why you need a safety program, how to implement a safety program, and recommended practices.

Ergonomic injuries and deaths in the Trash Collection Industry; can we save workers lives by implementing a new way to collect trash? From high risk to low risk to using machines to drive risk reduction. Reducing manual labor and reducing the potential of being struck by a car or an object is a reality in the trash collection industry. Here is how.

Ever wonder how loud foghorns can be? Well now you don’t have to! I checked out a Maine lighthouse and captured the max level in dBa. Read the blog to see how loud the foghorn was!

As part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) commitment to protect workers and deliver stronger worker safety requirements, the agency has issued a COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that establishes new requirements to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus in all settings, with some exceptions, where any employee provides healthcare services or healthcare support services. This blog will go over some of the requirements for the new healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard and will take 10 minutes to read.

How often do you read the safety and handling instructions of products you buy? Probably not very often. So today, I thought I would educate others on the associated hazards of Apple AirPods.

The Benefits of Managing your Safety Program with Digital Tools

And that got me thinking about the safety profession. Safety professionals are willing to collaborate with each other on solutions because…

Learn about hazardous mechanical motions of machinery that can cause amputations if not controlled properly.

Even Morticians need to perform their job safely. Use these recommendations from OSHA to prevent injuries and illnesses.

Be prepared with the records you need to ace an OSHA Inspection.

Forklift Best Practices & a test your knowledge section!

The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard requires employers to ensure they have an Exposure Control Plan and are training employees that have “occupational exposure” to Bloodborne Pathogens.

Employers should be aware of their responsibilities under OSHA.