Hazards may not be the first thing on an employee’s mind during the work day, but various hazards and their causes need to be considered. On its website, OSHA emphasizes the need to identify ...

How safety and health professionals can scope out the big picture of workplace hazards and assess their risks through Visual Literacy practices. Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You are a safety and ...

A Hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm, injuries, accidents or other undesirable effects. A Risk is the possibility that a personal injury, property loss or environmental harm will ...

Cutting and welding tasks are performed either on a routine or infrequent basis in all industrial and commercial environments by maintenance personnel or contractors during the fabrication process, ...

Earlier this year, the head of the United Mineworkers of America called for changes to the regulation of silica dust in mines, demanding stricter standards for working conditions. The particles have ...