As is often the case when I’m noodling a few ideas for Safety Net topics I turn to famous quotes. Smarter people than me have had brilliant things to say about safety, leadership, or the consequences that occur when safety isn’t a priorit...

Typically, the Safety Net covers workplace safety topics and strives to provide solutions that will limit the likelihood of an employee injury. This week we focus on a safety threat of a different kind. One that can be extremely dangerous to individu...

Psst! The information that follows is provided on a “kneed”-to-know basis so glance furtively over your shoulder for onlookers as you continue reading. Of all the joints in the human body, the knee happens to be the largest. This hinge-ty...

The Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200) requires that all employees exposed to hazardous chemicals at work be trained about the chemicals' hazards and how to protect themselves BEFORE they are exposed to the chemical. The best place to gather i...

(PORTLAND) -- The MEMIC Group Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Eileen Moran Fongemie to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1. Fongemie, who becomes only the third Chief Financial Office...

As a safety professional it is easy to say that safety is important for all workers in all industries. Seeing the multitude of workplace injuries that occur each day make it real. But for average employees, safety sometimes seems so distant and theor...