Barry Bottino

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each month, the Safety+Health editorial team discusses important safety topics, and interviews leading voices in the profession.

Winter weather affects many aspects of day-to-day outdoor work – particularly how workers need to be protected, safety experts say.

That’s the National Safety Council’s estimate of the costs associated with workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities in 2024.

A common thread among the roles is an enhanced level of knowledge, training or education.

Raise workers’ awareness of the relationship between “a clean and tidy workspace and their safety.”

The first year Erendira Santillan organized a safety fair for her workplace, she could count on one hand the number of vendors that participated.

Washington — For employers, safety technology should be a good fit rather than just the newest option, says Matt Law, director of the Work to Zero initiative at the National Safety Council.

Washington — The National Safety Council recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its MSD Solutions Lab, launched with the aim of reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders and improving worker well-being.

Harrisburg, PA — Labor leaders and workers joined Pennsylvania lawmakers at a June 2 press conference to call for the passage of a bill aimed at preventing heat-related injuries and illnesses on the job.

Every work task involves multiple steps. Within many of those steps are hazards – some less obvious than others.