The role of academic faculty members who have laboratory research programs has expanded from that of Principal Investigator and academic mentor to laboratory supervisor with responsibility for ...

Safety ultimately is about what happens in the workplace. When leaders set the directive to change the culture and lead improvement throughout the organization, it becomes imperative to transfer ...

Russell offered this advice at the National Safety Congress in Chicago: To mobilize supervisors, you must: Understand what you're dealing with (cultural resistance, "we've always done it this way," ...

While improving job-site safety has always been a top priority in the construction industry, the Safety Management in the Construction Industry SmartMarket Report series over the last eight years has ...

Ensure that all laboratory personnel are familiar with and know how to access the University's Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP), Biosafety Manual (BSM), and Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan (ECP) ...

Lockout/tagout is a great example of traditional workplace safety in action: identify a hazard, put a procedure in place and train workers to follow that procedure in order to avoid exposure to the ...

One lawsuit can cripple a construction firm, and one overlooked detail can cost a worker his life. At the 2005 Annual Construction Safety Conference, presenter Patrick Conroy, vice president of Risk ...

WEST POINT, N.Y. (March 31, 2011) -- The workplace can be fraught with dangers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2009 report on occupational injuries and illnesses, there was a significant ...

The legislation, SB 831, only allows the use of a live gun, gun-like weapon or blanks during rehearsals, filming or entertainment development under certain conditions, including if "a qualified safety ...

BUT IT WAS ONLY LAIRD'S BILL THAT GOT THE SUPPORT OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS.. JANUARY'S MOSS LANDING FIRE AT THE VISTRA ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY LEADING STATE LAWMAKERS TO CONSIDER BETTER SAFETY STANDARDS ...