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The article offers suggestions regarding safety of workers against workplace hazards such as falling of worker from height while working. Topics discussed include identification of locations that are prone to accidents and need protection services; need of control system for chemicals that are used in an organization; and views of Rachel Harrington, the National Safety Council (NSC) consultant, on the same.

The article reports on reasons that drive workers to take safety shortcuts in the U.S. It mentions that it includes a personal priority on working fast, job insecurity and the need to complete the task immediately. It states that employees often use checklists to assess hazards in the workplace which can help prevent accidents and asserts that pre-trip inspections are important because they help detect problems.

The article discusses the impact of green jobs on workers' safety and health in the U.S. Green job is defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as jobs involved in economic activities that help protect or restore natural resources and environment which may challenge professional safety. It notes that occupational safety and health training, regulations, and programs are being integrated into the green movement which challenges the role of safety professionals. INSET: GREEN PRODUCTS: AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE CHALLENGE.

The article focuses on importance and need for training and orientation program of new workers in an organization so as to maintain their safety during work. Topics discussed include suggestions for new workers to report their supervisor if any accident takes place; avoid assigning tasks involving hazardous duties; and views of Scott Schneider, director of occupational safety and health at the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America, on the same.

The article offers information on the top 10 occupational safety violations cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the period October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. The standard with the highest number of recorded violations is the general safety requirements for scaffolding with 9,511 violations. It is followed by the standard for hazard communication with 6,662 violations, and then fall protection standard with 6,652 violations.

The article discusses the stop-work authority (SWA) policy that allows all workers to shut down operations in a hazardous condition. Topics include views of Eddie Greer of Board of Certified Safety Professionals on the policy, human behavior to be taken into account while implementing SWA, and need of training to workers on how to intervene and stop a co-worker's job if it is being done unsafely.

Focuses on the decline in accidental work-related deaths in 2003, based on statistics compiled by the National Safety Council's Research and Statistical Services Department in the 2004 edition of "Injury Facts" released in the U.S. Rate of accidental workplace deaths equated in cases registered in 2002; Representation of a steady decline in workplace deaths since 1994; Industries considered as an exception to this downward trend; Statistics on total accidental deaths across all venues from the workplace, home, public and motor vehicle; Identification of the only venue that registered an increase in accidental deaths in 2003.

This section offers news briefs on worker health and safety in various U.S. states as of September 2014. Topics discussed include the expansion of Florida's Move-Over Act to cover workers who operate or ride in sanitation and utility service vehicles, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (MIOSHA) compliance alternatives for scissor-lift regulations, and the Oregon Occupational Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program's release of the Toolbox Talk Guides.

The article offers safety tips for employees to protect themselves from occupational hazards and industrial accident in the U.S. It mentions that wearing safety belts, avoiding to ride with someone who is under influence of alcohol and making sure to be well-rested before driving are among the important factors in commuting. It also mentions that wearing respirators is a safe way to protect workers against harmful fumes and contaminants.

The article focuses on importance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in preventing occupational hazards. Topics discussed include need of leadership to protect employees from industrial hazards by training them accordingly; identification of errors in incident reports in order to avoid accident; and development of safety control system by organizations to demonstrate it to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).

The article reports on a guidance document related to minimizing risk of silica exposure experienced by workers released by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, citing that the document offers suggestions such as ventilation and water sprays for reducing exposure risks.

The article reports on the moves the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in releasing a new guidance "Hazard Communication Guidance for Combustible Dusts" intended for chemical manufacturers and the "Combustible Dust: An Insidious Hazard" video released by Chemical Safety Board (CSB) in 2009. The guidance aims to locate the possibility for combustible dust explosion in the manufacturing site. The video utilized photographs to visualize the dangers of dust explosions.

The article reports that the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has sought public comments on its asbestos research strategy draft. According to the agency, the research seeks to answer questions and reduce uncertainty about occupational exposure and toxicity issues related to asbestos and other mineral fibers. A list of goals and objectives suggested in the asbestos research strategy draft is presented.

The article reports on the notification given to approximately 14,000 employers by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These employers were apprized that their injury and illness rates were higher than average and that steps must be taken to fix safety and health hazards. Through a 2005 survey of 80,000 worksites, the agency identified companies with high workplace injury and illness.

Reports on the issuance of a final rule on protections for miners exposed to diesel particulate matter (DPM) by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. Source of DPM exposure; Change in the unit of measure for DPM exposure; Employment of the hierarchy of controls to bring mine operators into compliance.

Provides information on the economic impact of occupational unintentional deaths and injuries in the U.S. in 2003, based on the 2004 edition of the National Safety Council's "Injury Facts." Total cost of accidental workplace injuries and deaths; Value of goods or services each worker must produce to offset the cost of work injuries; Cost per death and disabling injury; Total work days lost due to these factors.

Reports on the pilot study conducted by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health to measure firefighter respiratory risk. Determination of the feasibility of measuring potential respiratory risks that wild land fire fighters may face from work-related exposures;

Reports that the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has warned health care workers about the risk of exposure to hazardous drugs. Hazards associated with exposure to antineoplastics and other drugs; Exposure through inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion and injection; Web site and contact numbers.