Workplace hazards are defined as circumstances that present the possibility of inflicting an injury to a worker. These hazards can be severe or minor, and the odds of producing an injury can range from very likely to remote.

Take an ordinary, manual pallet jack and kick it up a notch with the addition of an electric motor and, voila, you have a powered pallet jack. Wonderful, no more strain to the low back by having to overcome inertia (with brute force) to get the whee...

The famous physicist, Steven Hawking, once said, “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” I’m sure that Mr. Hawking would agree that workplace injurie...

It is in that “whoops” moment, when we lose the battle of upright balance to gravity, that we can sustain a FOOSH (fall on an outstretched hand) injury from reflexively trying to brace ourselves as we plummet to the ground. With our feet out from u...

Take a moment to think about the people who have influenced you: Your parents, friends, or the sports teams that you follow. These are the people that you have looked to for leadership at one point or another in your life and as a result, their actio...

OSHA has recently launched a new educational resource on their website which has extensive materials to help hospitals prevent worker injuries, assess workplace safety needs, enhance safe patient handling programs, and implement safety and health man...

OSHA’s latest top 10 list of violations was announced at the National Safety Council’s 2013 Congress and Expo in Chicago. OSHA’s fiscal year is from Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013. The following table details the top 10 standards violated, along wi...

Working during the winter months can provide many opportunities to be outdoors when it is very cold. While outdoor winter work is necessary, not being prepared for the cold challenge can increase your risk for injury.

According to a seventeen-year study appearing in the January 2011 issue of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, injuries and medical emergencies from shoveling snow average 11,500 per year.

The November 2013 issue of Traffic Safety Facts, published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contains some interesting statistics. Since transportation incidents account for the highest percentage of workplace deaths thes...