Hazard identification is an ongoing process that is a critical component of any health and safety program. A common approach of this process is to use the principles of industrial hygiene to recognize ...

A Hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm, injuries, accidents or other undesirable effects. A Risk is the possibility that a personal injury, property loss or environmental harm will ...

Pender County Emergency Management (PCEM) is inviting the public to a meeting for the Southeastern NC Regional Hazard ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- One of the root causes of workplace injuries, illnesses and incidents is the failure to identify or recognize hazards which are present or could have been anticipated in ...

Water plays a critical role in ensuring food safety in the fisheries sector, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Findings come ...

This article appears in Security On The Internet, an in-depth report on cyberthreats and how executives can stop them. Chief information officers should explore, if not embrace, a broad-spectrum ...

Everyone in the industry who deals with fall protection on a regular basis most likely knows what a guardrail is, what lanyards do and just how much protection a harness provides. Yet, can anyone ...

Hazards may not be the first thing on an employee’s mind during the work day, but various hazards and their causes need to be considered. On its website, OSHA emphasizes the need to identify ...

Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You are a safety and health professional going where no professional has gone before. You’ve been hired by a metal fabricating plant in the Midwest. It is family-owned ...

Dear Abby: After reading the letter in your column about older persons who live alone ”falling,” I had to write. Since approximately one-third of the elderly fall annually, it is a common problem. The ...