This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of global workplace incident trends, focusing on the top three biases leading to such incidents.

This white paper uses a recent real-world occupational fatality investigation to help you transform the way you conduct workplace incident investigations.

A serious injury or fatality event is an incident or near miss that has the potential to, or does, result in a fatal or life-altering injury or illness. By identifying SIFs, organizations can focus injury prevention initiatives where they matter most.

Cincinnati – NIOSH has released guidance to help protect the hearing of musicians and others in the music industry.

Kansas City, MO — A new Regional Emphasis Program from OSHA is aimed at safeguarding workers in the Midwest from occupational noise hazards that can lead to permanent hearing loss.

Washington – Injuries in high school chemistry laboratories can be avoided with good safety practices, and students should speak up when they feel unsafe, according to a new Chemical Safety Board video.

Washington – Three recent incidents that left both children and adults with burn injuries have prompted the Chemical Safety Board to issue a safety bulletin on educational science demonstrations that use flammable chemicals.

Washington – A new video from the Chemical Safety Board reminds teachers, staff and school administrators of the hazards of using flammable materials such as methanol during classroom science demonstrations.

Columbus, OH — One out of five teachers who experiences physical or verbal violence on the job does not report it to school administrators, according to a study led by researchers at Ohio State University.

Atlanta — As a new school year gets underway, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has released two teacher training videos as part of a campaign intended to call attention to the dangers of mercury exposure.

Washington — In light of emerging data on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released interim environmental cleaning and disinfection recommendations for community facilities with suspected or confirmed cases of the potentially deadly respiratory illness.

Washington — OSHA will not eliminate all the ancillary provisions in its beryllium standards for shipyards and construction, but will propose other changes in the future, according to a final rule published in the Sept. 30 Federal Register.

Nieuwegein, The Netherlands — On-the-job exposure to silica, beryllium and certain other metals may be linked to the inflammatory disease sarcoidosis, results of a recent study led by Dutch researchers suggest.

Washington — OSHA has published new guidance and resources intended to help employers and workers navigate the agency’s beryllium standards.

Morgantown, WV – Workplace suicides are on the rise, and workers in protective services – such as firefighters and police officers – have the highest rate, according to recent research from NIOSH.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, musculoskeletal disorders accounted for 33 percent of all workplace injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in 2011.

In remote video monitoring, best practices at the customer premises lead to successful outcomes at the central station.

Experts in the know explain the critical need for cybersecurity training and education for security integrators in video surveillance, detailing best practices for building awareness, training staff on protocols, and fostering a culture of security within organization.

The decision to join this program highlights the mutual commitment that both companies share in supporting AV programmers to ensure clients' needs are met while completing projects reliably and efficiently.

Industry insiders explain how advanced video analytics technology is transforming central monitoring stations, enhancing public safety, and improving collaboration with law enforcement and emergency responders.

The critical job that SD cards play in video edge storage — either in a primary or secondary role — can’t be overstated.

Under this initiative, Renova Technology will support products that are no longer covered under warranty.

 The mobile-first approach of VSaaS aligns perfectly with the growing trend of remote work and distributed teams.

The integration is particularly valuable for organizations that need to quickly respond to Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and Right of Access (ROA) requests.

According to the announcement, the combination of Wasabi and Johnson Controls’ technology brings organizations a fully integrated cloud storage and VMS solution with the added security of Wasabi’s immutable buckets.

IDIS Americas, a new IDIS business unit formed from the recent merger of IDIS America and Costar Technologies, has launched IDIS Solution Suite (ISS) VMS.

A certified field technician was killed after he climbed into a mechanical vertical storage unit to make repairs.

The 54-year-old owner of a land clearing and forest product company was overcome by carbon monoxide as he was checking on a wood chip-powered boiler system.

A 64-year-old automotive mechanic was working to remove the fuel pump from a car at his employer’s service garage.

A 38-year-old siding installer who owned his own construction company was working for a subcontractor at a new construction apartment complex.

A 61-year-old truck driver who worked for a general freight carrier parked his truck at his employer’s terminal yard and slept overnight in the truck’s sleeper berth.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency wants to ban most industrial and commercial uses of methylene chloride.

Washington — Chemical facility operators and workers should pay particular attention to hazards during startup, shutdown, standby and other transient operations in facilities covered under OSHA’s Process Safety Management standard.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency wants to protect workers against exposure to the chemical substance carbon tetrachloride – and ban uses that already have been phased out.

Washington — The Chemical Safety Board says it “appreciates” a recent Environmental Protection Agency initiative that emphasizes compliance at chemical facilities that use the toxic substance hydrogen fluoride.

Working in the hot summer sun can cause more than just discomfort. Serious medical conditions such as dehydration, fainting and heat stroke can send many workers to the hospital – and can even prove fatal in some cases.

Washington – A new NIOSH document outlines best practices for minimizing the risk of crystalline silica exposure during asphalt pavement milling.