At the time of the methyl isocyanate release at Bhopal, I was working in the corporate offices of a Fortune 50 company. The stillness of the air in the headquarters offices and the questions on the ...

On January 26, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its updated Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Instruction, providing enforcement guidance ...

On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed its final “Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by ...

The five pillars will support continued excellence in operations as well as provide a framework for achieving excellence in workforce safety. Most businesses face the possibility of worker accidents ...

The construction industry is full of risks. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) for all industries, including state and local government, is ...

As we usher in the New Year, this is the perfect time to reflect on the past and plan for a safer, healthier future in our workplaces. The U.S. Army is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being ...

Proactive culture evaluation closes the gap between root causes and cultural factors to promote sustainable safety leadership ...

Behavior-based safety (BBS) programs are well known among safety professionals. Their simplicity makes it easy to implement and a popular choice among organizations of all sizes and safety budgets.

In 1985, under a congressional mandate (Public Law 99-145), the Army instituted a sustained program to destroy elements of the chemical munition stockpile. In 1992, Congress enacted Public Law 102-484 ...

Dr. Wayne Hartz, CSP, is the Department Chair for the Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences programs at Keene State College. Dr. Hartz holds the rank of full professor and has been on ...