Tag: fall prevention

OSHA Offers Workplace Safety Tips for the Holiday Season

By Joe Bebon, Editor Dec 1, 2023 Human Resources

Updated: Dec 1, 2023

To make sure this holiday season is truly joyful, the U.S. Department of Labor reminds employers and workers not to overlook workplace safety and health. For a sad reminder of how an on-the-job tragedy can leave families, friends, and co-workers grief-stricken, look no further than Akron, Ohio, where a 25-year-old worker—hanging holiday lights on a […]

Using Robotics to Improve Workplace Safety

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jun 14, 2023 Maintenance and Operations

Updated: Jun 14, 2023

Despite concerted efforts to reduce both serious injury and death on the job, workplace fatality rates in the United States have remained largely unchanged over the past three decades. To help reverse this devastating development and assist organizations on their safety journeys, the National Safety Council (NSC) recently released a white paper through its Work to […]