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The article reveals the hidden role of safety managers in workplace injury litigation. Topics discussed include responsibilities of safety managers, scenarios that provide a description of workplace injury litigation, and types of document during discovery suggested when advising attorneys. Also mentioned are safety program elements that a workplace safety expert witness might look for.

An interview with Matt Berghuis, project executive, and Cory Bongle, regional safety director at Boldt, is presented. Topics include challenges in construction project on the Leeward Renewable Energy's Lone Tree Wind Farm; mitigating the risks of night work; and suggestions for occupational safety and health (OSH) leaders regarding working in constantly changing circumstances.

The article discusses a study which highlights the importance of safety personnel in initiating and maintaining higher levels of safety culture in the construction industry. Topics covered include practical, intuitive definitions for safety culture and safety climate in construction, the significance of the competency of safety personnel and the need for the upper management to make an assessment during the hiring process and the framework presented in the study to benchmark and improve safety.

The article explores ways to utilize emerging technology for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) management in the construction industry. It mentions potential benefits of emerging technologies in terms of mitigating workplace safety hazards in construction and impact on key performance indicators; and also mentions best practice applications of technologies for OSH management in construction.

The article offers information on several news related to the U.S. safety profession. It mentions that Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an online portal for submitting applications to its Voluntary Protection Programs. It discusses that World Health Organization Chemical Risk Assessment Network has launched a webinar series to help new trainers design training programs on chemical risk assessment and share knowledge between new and more experienced trainers.

The article focuses on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, 2020) reported 1,061 of the total 5,333 or 20% of occupational fatalities in the U.S. occurred in construction. Topics discussed include OSH processes typically utilized in construction include safety prequalification, site orientations, job hazard analysis (JHA) and incident investigation; and the theory of these processes intended to keep employees safe make sense.

The article focuses on maximize safety results through associate involvement, occupational safety and health professionals must have a strategy that engages and motivates employees in the most effective way are line-level workers, supervisors and managers. Topics include the involvement and buy-in of line-level workers are critical to a successful safety program, and the impact that line-level workers can have in improving safety if afforded the proper tools, and opportunity to provide input.

The article discusses the importance of safety training which gives workers the tools and skills to identify and assess job risk for worker safety. Topics discussed include the need for training in hazardous industries such as heavy industrial construction, power generation, and petrochemical, the application of the cave automatic virtual environment, the purpose of virtual reality (VR)-based safety training program and the advantage of VR training over conventional methods of training.

The article reports on the importance of the virtual reality (VR) training software to learners. Topics mentioned include the contribution of VR training software in the safety training, the importance VR in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, and the management of knowledge transfer. Also mentioned was the importance of learning environment in the development of motivation to learners.

The article offers information on the DuPont Bradley Curve, a method designed to benchmark progress toward an ideal safety culture, and measuring worker compliance levels, to reducing injuries. Topics include training decks have a useful tool, providing interspersed with hands-on exercises and safety games and competitions in the classroom to reinforce the lessons; and hands-on exercises include asking a volunteer to stand in as a specific type of worker, such as a welder.

The article explains partner-centered leadership, wherein it focused on managing the systems and processes of doing safety. Topics discussed include comparison of the activities performed by managers and leaders, importance for supervisors, managers, superintendents and directors to go into their organizations for about 2 hours every day engaging with people to build this way of working, learning and growing together, and contribution safety professionals can make.

The article focuses on the importance of safety training in the electric power industry to prevent the high accident rates. Topics mentioned include the regulation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to prevent industrial accident rates, the social aspects of technological innovations, and the magnitude of cognitive overload.

The article offers information on the role of Safety training programs in strengthening culture, communicating best practices and gaining team buy-in. It explores the ways to inspire change and improve safety outcomes as to develop personal connections. It discusses how the organization's safety culture impacts work environment.

The article offers information on use of audience analysis process to develop information for occupational safety and health professionals that meets hazard communication (HazCom) standard and risk communication. Topics discussed include revise HazCom standards by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to classify and label hazardous chemicals, provide risk information by safety training to audience and consider audience's professional experience and job responsibilities.

The article offers several tips to get started on developing a safety, health and environmental training program that meets the needs of your workforce. It discusses that to develop an effective training program, it helps to first take a broader view of training and identify how it fits into an existing safety and health management system and the organization as a whole; and providing workers the training they need to be safe and successful requires a knowledge of the hazards.

The article presents guidelines on how safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals can create and use video-based learning objects for safety training. Topics discussed include basic components of video-based learning objects, reasons for developing video-based training content, and tips for using the Microsoft PowerPoint software. Also discussed are storyboarding and equipment used for capturing video.

The article discusses online access to and delivery of industrial safety and health information, focusing on research into the effects of a redesign of the online electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH) run by the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR). Topics include the methodology behind the web site changes and the research into its effectiveness, features designed to improve ease of use, and the updated search functions of the site.

The article points out that the effectiveness of safety training is determined when employees develop a personal sense of vulnerability or risk perception that helps create safety-related behaviors. Topics discussed include ways for safety, health and environment (SH&E) professionals to improve worker training to improve the understanding of workers of their personal vulnerability and factors that affect training effectiveness including content design and needs assessments.

The article examines that reopening and rebuilding the construction industry in the wake of the pandemic has brought new challenges in keeping jobsites safe. Topics include considered that workers are entitled to a safe work environment, and employers are responsible for providing it as workers have the right to feel confident that their employer is reducing the risk of exposure to COVID-19.

The article presents the tips on supervisors and leaders want to encourage specific behaviors and habits to ensure productivity, and retain employees and critical to this is monitoring and improving the effectiveness of the organization's occupational safety and health (OSH) training. Topics include the health leader being a strong individual with the desire to protect others, and the person will have the character needed to inspire the team to promote OSH performance.

The article focuses on Texas A&M University's Health Science Center (TAMHSC). Topics include the development and adoption of a formal risk assessment strategy that uses both qualitative and quantitative data by TAMHSC, the challenges of performing risk assessment and laboratory and fire life safety inspections in an academic setting, and the continuous improvement of academic safety inspection and training programs.

The article discusses the concept of refresher safety training for public sector employees, and presents a case study of a training program created for the employees of the city of Lakeland, Florida. Elements of the program including training in first aid, fire extinguisher use, and the use of respiratory protection are also examined. INSET: Supporting Statistics: Assessing a Key Correlation.

The article discusses safety concerns surrounding the use of ladders in workplaces, and examines research on the impact of employees reaching for objects while on ladders on their safe use. The frequency of falls from ladders is commented on, and guidelines for safely reaching for objects while using a ladder are presented.

The article discusses the influence of human error on workplace safety, and discusses ways in which their impact can be lessened. Factors which lead to more errors including time pressure, difficulty concentrating, and unclear instructions are examined, and ways to mitigate them are discussed. The importance of cooperation between employees and management is also touched on.

The article focuses on building information modeling (BIM), a tool to improve worker safety and health in the construction industry. It states BIM can be used in worker safety training and education, safety planning and accident investigation. It states safety, health and environment (SH&E) professionals can use BIM to improve worker safety in construction industry and should also encourage other disciplines to review safety issues.

The article discusses the role of education and certification in the development of safety, health and environmental (SH&E) occupation to a well-organized profession in the U.S. It mentions that SH&E failed in its recognition as a profession due to its failure to implement qualifications and certifications, and unecessity for education for its maturity. Furthermore, employers and its professional associations are required to work with university programs to promote program-level accreditation.

The article offers news briefs related to industrial safety in the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded students from six universities for creating future technologies designed to reduce or solve environmental problems in the country. Hanover Insurance Group Foundation Inc. has announced a $20,000 grant to support a program which educates young drivers about safety driving. The American Association of Safety Engineers has urged teens to be aware of workplace safety.

The article features the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) in the U.S. The platform was created in 1982 wherein it collaborated with companies that show excellence in safety and health. It is committed to give employees the needed protection beyond the minimum requirements of OSHA standards. Companies that participated in the program develop and implement systems to effectively identify, evaluate, prevent and control occupational hazards to prevent employee injury and illness. By joining in the program, it does not eliminate the company's nor the employees'rights and responsibilities under the OSH Act. INSET: OSHA Challenge.

The article provides information on the principles of adult learning in the U.S. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the country will face a shortage of 10 million skilled workers by 2010. It introduces a study on several learning processes including the theories of adult education which is suggested to be applied to safety training inorder to attain the best working environment for employees. Furthermore, this study is said to improve the impending shortage of skilled workers by engaging adults through relevant training and educational activities.

The article provides information on the concept of problem-based learning (PBL), a teaching philosophy and methodology, use by safety, health and evironmental trainers and educators in the U.S. This method enhances person's ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate problems and is described as a teaching strategy where learners are being confronted by ill-structured problems and attempts to look for a significant solutions. It also presents several steps of the PBL process in terms of case or problem statement including investigation, final product or performances, and final evaluation.

The article discusses the confined space entries performed by inspectors from the Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) Inspection and Insurance Co. All HSB inspectors must complete a 12-hour initial safety training course plus a 4-hour refresher course every two years to protect them against related hazards. The case studies presented highlight some lessons learned by the boiler inspection industry. Several factors present risks when conducting confined space entries. Various scenarios, the activities performed by the participants and the results of the studies were detailed.

The article provides information on various practices for occupational training. Hydraulic Excavator Personal Simulator, from Vista Training Inc., provides virtual hands-on training experience without removing equipment from production. Bodine Training Games LLC's Game Show Presenter is a software for creating quiz show presentations for training, classes, and events. A CD-ROM QuickClick Safety Training, from Seton Identification Products, contains 25 ready-to-use Occupational Safety and Health Administration-based Powerpoint training presentations.

The article focuses on number of safety and health issues caused by harmful workplace particles is on the rise. It mentions employee well-being is affected by other long-term dust exposure health problems such as asthma, bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It also mentions serious health concerns are smaller dust particles from silica, wood, flour and mineral fibers such as asbestos and diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

The article offers information on plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle in safety professionals. Topics discussed include information on plan which is the method choosing objectives and developing methods to achieve them; information on check step which is about monitoring variance and drift occurs in every process; and need for auditing to reduced by simply integrating checks into existing elements of the safety management system.

The article reports on the need for occupational training for Hispanic and foreign-born workers in the U.S. The need for training has been driven by lower education levels, illiteracy and limited English proficiency that resulted to increased risk of work hazards among Hispanics and native-born workers. The author has suggested that providing occupational safety training such as use of safety device on vehicles and equipment and health education will addressed the problem. The findings of various research and studies shows that proper occupational safety education will improved working conditions and health benefits.

The article presents the views of Frank Perry, chair of the Z390 Accredited Standards Committee about the revised Z390, Accepted Practices for Hydrogen Sulfide Safety Training Programs. Perry describes the improvements made to the standard, the response it has received from safety training professionals and how the revised standards is expected to impact hydrogen sulfide safety training programs. The redefinition of the standard's application will have a great impact on its use, according to Perry.

The article describes a model used by a university in the Midwest to develop a construction safety and health curriculum to meet regional demand for competent construction safety, health and environmental professionals (SH&E). The Construction Safety Emphasis and Graduate Certificate programs offered by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is designed to produce competent SH&E professionals who understand how to recognize, assess and control the hazards of construction sites. The university was able to rapidly create a construction safety program with minimal budget implications through the collaborative model.

The author discusses how safety professionals can deal with perception. He shares his opinion that perception is the barometer of success and explains the relationship between the culture and perception. He also provides ways for employers to help safety professionals, including helping them through their plans and building useful tools.

Focuses on the significance of management school of safety to the development of business skills among the professionals in the industrial safety industry in the U.S. Importance of effective management and technical skills in the workplace; Support for safety function affairs from higher level management; Identification of management commitment to safety and health in the working environment.

Discusses the importance of safety education in the United States. Need for qualified safety professionals; Examination of the appropriateness of major content topics in baccalaureate safety curricula. Lack of input from safety professionals regarding curriculum content; Need for a multidisciplinary safety curriculum; Lack of support for preparatory topics.

A calendar of professional safety industry events in May-July 2014 is presented, including the Infrastructure & Safety Summit in San Antonio, Texas, a Biosafety in the Laboratory course in Natick, Massachusetts, and an online webinar on Integrity-Based Safety.

The article discusses the use of mobile devices in employee safety training, and presents advice for implementing mobile training programs. Advantages of mobile training including using fewer organizational resources, allowing training on employee's schedules, and context sensitivity are examined, and the concept of microtraining or training delivered in short segments is touched on.

The article presents an overview of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to protect workers from electrical shock and arc-flash hazards. The requirements include the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety gloves, eye and face protective equipment, and arc-rated protective clothing. Other topics include arc-flash and approach boundaries, safety labeling on equipment, and training requirements.

The author reports on the failure of the safety engineers to understand the fundamentals of accident prevention. He states that safety engineers concentrate their efforts on engineering problems, when they should be using their talents as administrators of accident prevention programs. He states accident prevention when conducted in accordance with principles, including active and sincere interests, complete knowledge of facts and corrective action plans, can be a simple matter.

A calendar of events in the U.S. from January to March 2011 is presented which includes the Ergonomics Assessment Certification Workshop on January 21-22, Essentials of Safety Training Part I course on January 24, and the Indiana Safety & Health Conference on February 28 to March 2.

A calendar of events in the U.S. in November and December 2010 is presented including the Ergonomics Assessment Certification and Injury Prevention workshop, the Essentials of Safety Training, and the Wind Energy Fall Symposium.

The article offers information on the goals and objectives of the "Value of the Safety Professional" project of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) in the U.S. It relates that through the project, ASSE wants to ensure that the value proposition of the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professional is clearly understood by the business community. It explores on the focus of the project such as the repositioning safety, repositioning the safety professional, and preparing the safety professional to be the value-add employee. The goals and action plans of each focus are also presented.

The article discusses the importance of formulating an international format for the standardize safety symbols. According to the author, the international formats for safety symbols for specific hazards used by safety professionals aids in a new era towards visual communication of safety information. The author suggests that it is best to incorporate international elements into safety signs and labels for the use of uniform format for both facility signs and product safety labels which comes with better awareness of hazards resulting in less injuries and deaths.

The article informs that Occupational Safety and Health professionals facing challenges of restricted travel and distancing can stay current on practices through series of virtual education events from American Society of Safety Professionals, that will connect professionals with industry experts.

Presents the views and experiences of a doctoral student with the process of selecting a safety doctor of philosophy program in the U.S.. Requirement for a prospective safety faculty; Comments on finding a safety doctor of philosophy program; Views on locating and selecting a mentor; Suggestions to institutions for providing safety research mentoring to prospective doctor of philosophy safety students; Conclusion.