There are dangerous, confined spaces everywhere, even where no one would know it. They exist above, below and around us in common areas such as pipelines, sewers, tankers, tunnels, storage bins and ...

Lone workers are more vulnerable and less visible. That’s why safety professionals need to go the extra mile to make sure all employees, including those who work out in the field or by themselves, ...

Work safety is everyone's shared responsibility in any organization. While policies and procedures are essential to workplace safety, they aren’t enough on their own. There needs to be a mindset in ...

It’s easy to see what employees are doing on the shop floor. But what about those who are working at remote sites, driving a vehicle and in isolated areas on worksites, or in industrial facilities?

The perception of workplace safety, both physical and psychological, is evolving. While most modern employees feel a general sense of security going to work, their experience varies across industries ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Workers in fresh food manufacturing plants have been getting injured at a high rate in Illinois. The problem is so serious that the federal Occupational Safety and Health ...