There’s More to Fall Protection than the Lanyard
Fall-protection strategies are a critical component of safety programs, but workers don’t always understand proper fall protection strategies and the correct use of personal protective equipment such as shock-absorbing lanyards.
1/20/2012

New Guidance Document Helps Prevent Nail Gun Injuries
Injury prevention is possible if contractors take steps such as using full sequential trigger nail guns; establishing nail gun work procedures; and providing workers with personal protective equipment.
10/1/2011

OSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance on PPE for General Industry
A directive for determining whether employers have complied with OSHA personal protective equipment (PPE) standards has been released.
3/1/2011

Fall Protection Means More Than Just a Harness
Unfortunately, proper fall protection and the correct use of personal protective equipment are not always well-understood, creating both a false sense of security and the very real prospect of danger.
2/1/2008

Employers Must Pay for Safety Equipment
OSHA Announces Final Rule on employer payment for employee personal protective equipment.
11/27/2007

Older Workers Create Concern About Safety
As the demand for workers grows, companies will find the average age of their employees is climbing.
1/13/2012

Minimize the Hazards Presented by Hazardous Waste
hazardous wastes are all around us. Do you know the three basic keys to working safely around hazardous wastes?
1/1/2012

OSHA Aims to Protect Workers During Winter Weather
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created a web page to help protect workers from hazards they may face during winter storm response and recovery operations.
12/23/2011

Contractor Prequalification: An Effective Safety Strategy
A prequalification program gives you a formal, comprehensive way to weed out contractors who fail to meet your standards.
12/16/2011

Creating Successful Project Safety Committees
Creating, properly funding, and empowering a project safety committee pays dividends in several important ways.
10/1/2011

Don't Let Power Lines Overpower You
Because the electricity they carry is inherently dangerous, people who have to work in close proximity to power lines need to be aware of the hazards they face, as well as the steps they can take to ensure their own safety.
9/30/2011

The Hot Facts About Welding and Cutting Safety
Welding and cutting equipment has become so familiar on many of today’s worksites that it’s easy to lose sight of the potential hazards.
9/1/2011

Radiation Safety in the Workplace
While all forms of ionizing radiation can have significant health effects, the potential impact depends upon the type of radiation and the amount to which a person is exposed.
8/1/2011

The No-pressure Approach to Air Compressor Safety
What are some of the best practices associated with operating air compressors?
7/1/2011

Someone Has Been Hurt: What Next?
Beyond affecting the health of your employee, the steps you take will have a tremendous positive or negative impact.
5/1/2011

SMG Associate Appointed by Governor to State Safety Committee
Steinhofer takes a position on the Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission.
4/15/2011

Spill Response: The Four Critical Steps
Many chemicals are inherently hazardous or even deadly when they’re not used in a properly controlled manner, or when accidents occur.
4/1/2011

The Smart Road to Safer Highway Construction
Despite all that attention, you may be surprised to find out that traffic/worker incidents aren’t the biggest hazard in construction sites.
3/1/2011

Healthy Approaches to Dust and Particle Control
Familiar dust and other particles take on a whole new level of hazard in some special work environments. How can these be controlled?
12/1/2010

OSHA’s Top 10 lists: The Hits Keep Coming
When the folks at OSHA publish a list, nobody smiles or wants to be included.
9/1/2010

Ensuring Safety During Extended Workdays
What considerations should be made when determining whether or using extended workday schedules?
6/1/2010

What Every Owner and Contractor Should Know About NFPA70E
people believe that NFPA 70E is only about protection from arc flash, but it is far more comprehensive.
6/1/2010

OSHA eTool Explains Ways to Protect the Safety of Electric Power Workers
OSHA's eTools are stand-alone, interactive Web-based training tools on occupational safety and health topics that include modules for answering questions and providing advice on how OSHA regulations apply to users' worksites.
4/1/2010

Written Safety Program Essentials
A good safety program can do far more than simply keep you on the right side of the law.
2/28/2010

Eye Safety: What You Need to Know
No industry is immune when it comes to the potential for eye injuries, but certain types of work involve more inherently hazardous tasks.
2/28/2010

The Most Dangerous Tool on the Worksite
Ask most workers to name the greatest danger on their worksites, and you’ll get a variety of guesses, from various saws and drills, to punch presses, to torches. But on most worksites, the most dangerous tool is one that seems fairly harmless: the ladder.
12/1/2009

Eight Steps for Safer Lockout Tagout Programs
As long as energy sources such as electricity, natural gas, steam, pressurized water, and compressed air are connected to the machine, a potential hazard exists.
11/30/2009

Behind the Numbers: Recordkeeping Can Make Your Workplace Safer
If an employee at your workplace does not have an accident this year, what is the underlying reason? Is it because your workplace has an effectively developed and implemented safety and health management system, or is it simply pure luck? Luck usually runs out.
10/30/2009

Machine Guarding Basics- The Increased Importance of Risk Assessment
Many companies are not aware of the increased requirements for risk assessment for machines. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of US ANSI standards that state that risk assessment SHALL be conducted before operating any machine.
9/29/2009

Noise: The Insidious Hazard That’s Often Missed
By the time one becomes aware of sound-related injuries they’ve suffered, it’s too late to reverse the damage.
7/1/2009

A Strategy for Site Safety Assessments and Field Surveys
State and federal inspectors are far less interested in effort than in execution, and the execution can have a tremendous impact on injury rates and lost time.
6/1/2009

When a Trench Turns into a Confined Space
Confined spaces appear frequently on construction sites, and many workers and supervisors don’t realize it.
5/1/2009

Reducing or Ignoring Workplace Safety During Business Downturns Could Be Costly
The American Society of Safety Engineers cautions employees to avoid cutting back on safety.
3/1/2009

Terminator Glove from Banom Offers Cut Resistance with Improved Dexterity
This durable hand protection option offers greater cut resistance and cost effectiveness.
2/1/2009

Safety Management Group Announces Strategic Alliance with U.S. Safety Depot
Safety Management Group and U.S. Safety Depot have begun a partnership to compliment each other's services while offering pricing incentives for existing customers.
2/1/2009

Over 110 Million Visitors Utilize OSHA Web Site in 2008
Visitors viewed more than 180 million pages of occupational safety and health resources during this period.
11/1/2008

Five Electrical Hazards to Remember
The five hazards described here are very common and easily preventable, making them a great topic for a safety meeting or toolbox talk.
9/1/2008

New Website Offers Comprehensive Arc Flash Information
The site provides employers, plant managers, and safety personnel with a clear guide to arc flash safety regulations and procedures.
8/29/2008

The Nine Elements of a Sound Project Site Specific Plan
An effective plan gives contractors the opportunity to list the hazards their workers will encounter on the site.
7/1/2008

Extended Workdays and Safety
Although extended workdays are not inherently more hazardous, some of aspects associated with them should be considered before making a decision.
6/1/2008

A Strategy for Site Assessments and Field Surveys
These formal firsthand observations provide a way to determine whether the safety aspects of the project properly reflect the objectives set out in the safety plan.
6/1/2008

Drafting a Safety Program
A good safety program can do far more than simply keep you on the right side of the law.
5/1/2008

Local Business Leaders Attend “Executive” OSHA Construction Safety Training Course
The day-long safety training event was sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company and was targeted toward local business and construction leaders.
4/1/2008

OSHA’s Top Ten List: Documents You’ll Want to Have on Hand
Do you know the ten documents and reports OSHA asks for when visiting a construction site?
4/1/2008

Contractor Prequalification: Factors Worth Considering (Article 2 of 3)
A growing number of companies are recognizing the benefits of safety prequalification programs for outside contractors that perform work on their jobsites.
2/1/2008

Contractor Prequalification: What a Program Can Do (Article 1 of 3)
This installment will look at the reasons for prequalification and what it can accomplish beyond your jobsite. (First in a series of three articles)
1/1/2008

Safety Management Group Announces Strategic Alliance with Jobsite Supply
Safety Management Group has created an important strategic alliance to offer clients a reliable resource for safety-related equipment.
7/9/2007

Safely Setting Concrete Boom Pump Outriggers
Advisory bulletin available to offer information on the proper usage of outriggers on concrete pump trucks.
4/11/2007

How Qualified is Qualified'
Employees, contractors, and service personnel must be qualified to work on or near electrical hazards.
12/6/2006

Are You Ready For Contractors to Work in Your Facility'
After reading this article, I hope you will pick up some ideas that will help you in your efforts to develop a contractor safety program for your organization.
8/9/2006