Global companies face global safety risks. That's one of the lessons learned after the 1984 disaster in Bhopal, India, affected Union Carbide's worldwide operations. In part because of this global ...

Brigham Young University Assistant to the President and General Counsel Steve Sandberg announced the hiring of Josh Thayn as the managing director of the Risk Management and Safety Department. Thayn ...

Branden Wilson has been named the new managing director of the risk management and safety department at Brigham Young University. Risk Management and Safety oversees many functions and provides ...

MANAGING workplace safety is an important goal that many corporations have recognized as a logical and effective way to provide a better working environment for employees and to cut corporate costs. A ...

It is not enough to say that safety has been elevated to a core value. For many organizations, existing safety practices and measures were designed around the view of safety as a stand-alone ...

Learn how EHS managers can proactively ensure safety and compliance during facility construction, from contractor selection to legal risk mitigation and OSHA alignment. Years ago, I found myself in a ...

About this issue Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether management system practices directed at both occupational health and safety (OHS) and operations (joint management ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration via the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 provides work-place safety standards, all of which apply to big and small businesses throughout the ...

Using electrical equipment on the job is always hazardous. According to a report prepared by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, there were 1,962 electrical-related workplace deaths during the 10 ...

The authors recommend evaluating environmental factors (such as negative caregiver interactions) that might be contributing to the patient’s behavior. The clinician should also ascertain which ...

Heart attacks and motor vehicle crashes are the two leading causes of death in firefighters. Sleep deficiency—whether instigated by short sleep duration, circadian misalignment associated with working ...