At a Tulsa, Oklahoma manufacturing facility in April 2023, a worker suffered fatal injuries during the pressure testing of a heat exchanger. After three Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)…
High-hazard jobs pose unique risks that demand the awareness and attention of everyone within a company to workplace safety and the hazards that lurk in the tasks performed every day.…
Since the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was promulgated, workplaces, industries, and the roles and responsibilities of workers have changed dramatically. While technological advancements and knowledge in the…
Warm weather may stay around all year for some parts of the southern United States. However, cooler fall weather is arriving in many areas of North America and Europe. Fall…
Safeguarding Health and Performance Heat stress is a serious occupational hazard that poses significant risks to workers' health and safety. As temperatures rise due to climate change and in certain…
Most people know that communication and collaborative thinking within organizations can be a challenge. A critical area where barriers to communication and collaboration must be overcome is between engineering design…
Mass produced electric vehicles (EV) with lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology are relatively new to the U.S. commercial and private vehicle market. In addition, Li-ion rechargeable batteries are now found in mobile…
On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify 29 C.F.R. 1926.95(c) of the construction regulatory standard set to require…
The day started like any summer day in the south. It was going to be a hot one, just like the heat we are experiencing as summer 2023 begins to…
Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) has been the standard metric used by the safety profession to measure safety performance in many industries. The Construction Safety Research Alliance (CSRA, 2020) reviewed…