The alarm has sounded! It is a hot, windy, summer afternoon and you are part of a response to multiple 9-1-1 reports of a brush fire that is moving toward homes. While responding, you observe a dark, ...

OSHA has increased compliance activities related to electrical safety regulations and standards in the past few years. This began with the heightened interest in arc flash hazards starting with the ...

At the 2013 International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) Executive Summit in Orange County, Calif., ISEA President Dan Shipp outlined a new, voluntary PPE conformity assessment standard currently ...

Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) on the jobsite is undoubtedly vital to keeping construction workers safe. Not only is it important to keep employees healthy, companies must stay in ...

Electricity is an indispensable commodity in our modern society. It powers industries, businesses, and homes. With a flick of a switch, customers expect electricity to come through. To achieve this, ...

In order to determine what personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn, OSHA requires a safety assessment be made prior to beginning work. When trying to determine what hazards are associated ...

Based on the ongoing evaluation of work sites in its Enforcement Programs, State-Operated Consultation Programs, and Voluntary Protection Programs (VPPs), OSHA has established a direct correlation ...

Don't be surprised if you find more OSHA inspectors on your doorstep in the near future. According to David Michaels, assistant secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA's fiscal ...

Remember that ignorance of these regulations will not work as a defense of an OSHA citation or when answering questions in a tort case following an electrocution. OSHA has increased compliance ...