Understanding Safety Data Sheets
Safety Talk What’s at Stake? Working with hazardous chemicals is [...]

Safety Talk What’s at Stake? Working with hazardous chemicals is [...]

Safety Talk What’s at Stake? Chemicals are present everywhere. We [...]

An OSHA construction safety task force that descended upon 46 [...]

OSHA issued the citations following an investigation that began Jan. [...]

An investigation of Hess Corporation’s Port Reading, NJ, oil refinery [...]

The Loss 5,190. That’s how many workers lost their lives [...]

If you have multiple facilities, you run the risk of [...]
OSHA initiated an investigation at a ConocoPhillips Co. refinery in [...]
Two oil refineries in Mississippi and Alabama have been cited [...]

If you haven’t already done so, here’s a reminder! Employers [...]

Does this graphic ACTUALLY depict a man washing his hands in a urinal? What is going on?

Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, was photographed using a nail gun to promote a home improvement stimulus program. Too bad he wasn't wearing any PPE.
Two people died and a third person was injured in an explosion in a garage in Edmonton, Canada. Gas from a fuel tank spilled and its vapors were ignited by a red-hot propane heater. This photograph shows the damage caused in the fire and explosion.

When OSHA inspectors show up at a worksite, they generally [...]

When people don't have the right equipment or are too lazy to go get it, they tend to improvise in ways that are anything but wise. Here's a photo of a man holding a worker upside down outside an elevated window. The strain is plainly evident on his face.
An inspection under OSHA’s national emphasis program for petroleum refineries [...]

How many workers does it take to safely change a light bulb? Apparently more than these three guys.

Safety Violation Fine Hikes Manitoba Labour Minister Jennifer Howard has [...]

If the nearest ladder is more than a few feet away, many workers will take the easy way out and use a chair or other object as a substitute. This worker shown here has made the unsafe choice of using stacked milk cartons as a ladder to reach the upper shelf of a rack.
These workers are taking a potentially deadly risk by tying off to one another

Using an aluminum ladder around electricity is dangerous enough but this guy has raised the stakes considerably.

Winter weather means snow and ice, which can cause slips-and-falls.

Signs that point the way to safety can be lifesavers during emergencies, but unfortunately, not all signs provide valuable information, as this photo illustrates.
Will this flimsy makeshift car hoist hold out? Who knows, but we wouldn't want to be the guy under it attempting to find out.
Unprotected excavations and unguarded floor openings result in countless preventable injuries and fatalities around the world every year. Here's a picture illustrating this type of hazard.