In the dynamic and often hazardous world of construction and renovation, occupational safety and health is a paramount concern. Work in the sheet metal and HVAC trade includes working around potential ...

There’s an unofficial rule of safety management that goes like this: a safety program will only be as strong as the least-effective shift supervisor. Every rule has its exceptions, but it’s ...

In order to ensure that laboratory activities are conducted safely, and in compliance with environmental health and safety regulations, all laboratory activities must be conducted under the ...

Not a week goes by without an injury, near miss, or a death on a job site. Most of these incidents involve equipment. We recently covered a particularly tragic accident involving a trailer full of ...

OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.146, "Permit Required Confined Spaces," contains the requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees in general industry from the hazards of entry into ...

The primary difference between team leaders and supervisors is their level of authority. Team leaders typically are workers who have a high degree of technical proficiency in their jobs or who are ...