Industrial workplaces are typically dangerous, with heavy machinery, hazardous substances and complex processes. Despite safety protocols, accidents still happen. According to the International Labour ...

Workplace safety is a business growth driver—not just a compliance requirement. Companies that invest in proactive safety see ...

Every worker deserves a safe and healthy workplace. That principle is at the heart of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which created OSHA and established the duty for employers to ...

When most Australians clocked out of the office and set up shop at home during the early waves of COVID-19, it felt temporary—laptops on dining tables, Zoom calls from spare rooms, and a general sense ...

A new report sent to President Donald Trump officially substantiated whistleblower claims of workplace safety concerns at a major ag research facility that led USDA to invest $50 million in renovation ...

Instead of policy reform, improvements in workplace health and safety are frequently the result of technological advancement. Even in hazardous workplaces, technological improvements may help improve ...

Psychological safety — the belief that it is safe to speak up with concerns, questions or mistakes — is widely recognized as essential for organizational learning, innovation and workplace safety. Yet ...

Biological hazards, or biohazards, contain living organisms that can pose dangers to human health. In the workplace, these can include blood, human waste, pathogens, and more. Biological hazards are ...

With the need for Australian workplaces to now identify and do “everything reasonably practical” to deal with psychosocial risks, the question many organizations are asking is: “Where do we begin?” ...

The government’s proposed workplace safety reforms aim to create simpler rules for employers. Critics argue they may also ...

Although we may not typically consider the office environment hazardous, a surprising number of accidents and injuries occur there. Some of the common types of hazards and concerns include falling ...