Last week's record-breaking heat wave is highlighting concerns about the potential health risks facing workers. At Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia, Dr. Douglas Olson, the medical ...

From ASTM codes to slip resistance and electrical ratings, this guide breaks down the alphabet soup of safety footwear standards and shows how to apply them in real-world workplace decisions. Safety ...

The range of hazards that water workers potentially face is diverse and complex. They can experience harmful slips and falls, at both high and low levels, as well as drowning. Water workers may have ...

SWELTERING HEAT. UNFORTUNATELY, WORKERS ARE DYING TO HEAT ILLNESS, AND SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT WORKERS WHEN THEY ARE WORKING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT ...

New "Planting Justice" movement calls on plant retailers and growers to sign a legally binding contract to protect workers from harsh conditions.

Updates to the American National Standards Institute's self-retracting lifeline (SRL) performance standards now distinguish more clearly between Class 1 and Class 2 devices, reshaping how fall ...

The use of belt conveyors can change the way materials pass through your production line and make the processes quicker and more efficient. But when they are not used carefully, these powerful systems ...

FILE - A worker uses a towel for protection from the sun while working in temperatures above 90 degrees at a building construction site, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Boston. An extreme heat warning is ...

QINGDAO, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA, January 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In an era where workplace safety standards ...

Advocates delivered a petition to Gov. Katie Hobbs for enforceable heat safety standards. Arizona currently lacks statewide laws mandating heat-related protections for outdoor workers. Other states ...