The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a vital federal agency tasked with ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for employees in the United States. Compliance with OSHA regulations is a legal requirement for most employers and crucial to maintaining a safe and productive
Working in a hot environment can be dangerous and uncomfortable. Employees are at risk of heat-related illnesses, and employers are at risk of lawsuits. The heat can cause dehydration, fatigue, and even death. It’s important to take precautions to protect your employees from the dangers
Car accidents have become a leading cause of death in the United States. Each year, they claim over 33,000 lives and cost $230 billion. To reduce these numbers and save lives, it is essential to take preventative measures such as wearing a seatbelt, driving defensively,
Environmental engineering is the discipline of engineering concerned with saving humans from the harmful impacts of the environment, such as pollution, and enhancing ecological integrity. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, environmental sciences seek to upgrade recycling, disposal of wastes, population health, and air
What are Smelling Salts? Ammonia inhalants, commonly known as “Smelling salts,” are inherently colorless gasses that exude a pungent smell at room temperature. Smelling salts, a blend of ammonium carbonate ((NH4)2CO3H2O), include Ammonia gas that becomes aqueous Ammonia upon dissolving into water. When contacting air,
When you don’t get enough or good quality sleep, you can become tired. Driver Fatigue has the same effect as driving under the influence of alcohol. According to a NIOSH poll, 37% of workers get less than the recommended minimum of 7 hours of sleep.
Distracted driving occurs when a driver is engaged in activities that divert his or her attention away from the road. Distractions during driving put the lives of drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers at risk. One of the most common forms of distracted driving is
Logging is an extremely hazardous profession. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has consistently ranked it as one of the most hazardous industries. Logging professionals naturally make a lot of use of chainsaws as a part of their profession. So chainsaw safety
Arsenic toxicity is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body. So arsenic poisoning can occur over a brief period of time. So the symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, and watery diarrhea that contains blood. Long-term exposure
You may be unlikely to encounter an active shooter in an office or an educational institution. However, there is no harm in preparing yourself for such an unpleasant scenario. You should always hope for the best but prepare yourself for the worst. So active shooter
Workplace injuries cost American businesses billions of dollars every year. According to OSHA, employers pay $1 billion per week in workers’ compensation costs. Some costs come from the days that injured employees miss work. Injuries and accidents force injured employees to miss at least six
Ladders have a wide variety of domestic and industrial applications throughout the world. Construction workers all over the world use ladders in their various projects. So ladder safety is an important aspect of overall construction safety protocols. So the most common injury suffered by ladder