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Those of you who subscribe to Industry Safety and Hygiene News (ISHN) may have read an article in the September 9, 2019 issue entitled “Managing Safety Differently.” It was written by [...]

A disaster is defined as a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life. Disasters happen all the time. For example, in recent news: [...]

If you have been following the news in the past few days, you know what this is.  It is Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane that is bearing down on the Southeast coast of the USA. To learn [...]

Several years ago, a member of the SCM Team was looking for a puppy. She sent an email to someone who had a puppy for sale and got a surprising response. The person looked at her email address, [...]

Many people refer to medical assistance other than providing CPR and/or using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as First Aid. In reality, it is actually Second Aid. If someone was [...]

Just one year ago, within two days, the world lost two famous, intelligent and beloved people – Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. They each took their own lives on June 6 and 8, 2018, [...]

Last week, we showed you the below picture, and asked you what you would do to fix it.   Thanks to those of who shared their thoughts. The first one that we received was from [...]

            How would you fix this problem?     We will admit that the issue in this picture is rather obvious. There is a sign that reminds employees to [...]

            When looking at regulations and OSHA related documents, you might see terms that identify persons with certain responsibilities at work sites. Do you [...]

          At a recent training program, we asked the group of more than 40 electricians what incidents and/or accidents they had seen lately. Many related stories about [...]