“About 90 percent of the information people consume is visual,” said John Dony, director of the Campbell Institute. “Taking in that much visual data can lead us to have inattentional blindness – only ...

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, has announced the formation of its Hazard Recognition in Shipping/Receiving and Loading Dock Areas safety training program. The program ...

Reactive safety measures treat symptoms but fail to eliminate systemic hazards, leading to recurring issues. The three layers of safety training—task performance, hazard awareness, and engineering ...

All of us, regardless of industry, face safety hazards at work. Some are obvious like heavy machinery or working from tall heights, while some are less obvious such as workplace violence and ...

A DVD titled “Twenty Top Hazards: Recognition & Protection” provides worker training in the identification of 20 of the most common injury-causing hazards in mechanical construction, and how workers ...

Regulatory expectations in construction continue to tighten as clients, insurers, and principal contractors demand clearer evidence of workforce competence.

Trenching and excavation remain among the most hazardous construction activities, with cave-ins posing the greatest risk to workers. OSHA regulations require protective systems, competent oversight, ...

What’s new?: The Army has connected its online course library to ASMIS 2.0, offering over 400 safety courses, including 176 tied directly to hazard analysis tools. Why it matters: The integration ...