8/6/2018 According to the American Burn Association, there are approximately 486,000 burn related injuries requiring medical treatment each year. Of these burn related injuries, 8% occur in the workplace. This equates to roughly 38,880 workers. And based on investigations these work cases were attributed to inadequate training/awareness, a lack of Read more…
7/30/2018 When I was a student (many years ago) and working on an assignment in a chemistry laboratory with another student, an incident occurred that could have resulted in a very serious injury. In one of the fume hoods a large glass bottle was used to collect spent acids. The Read more…
6/25/2018 The recent suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade caught the nation by surprise. Here were two people sitting on top of the world, attaining a level of success and accomplishment that so many of us could only envy. We were stymied while asking the question, “Why.” Yes, their Read more…
6/18/2018 With summer weather so many of us are ready for taking advantage of hiking and having picnics in the outdoors. National Parks and other hiking trails are populated with both experienced and inexperienced hikers and campers. And, while these are great activities during our leisure – whether that’s the Read more…
4/30/2018 Without a doubt, fire extinguishers (F/Es) are important safety devices. And while they are useful to minimize an incident, prevention is still the main tool we have to protect workers and the public. Therefore, S&H professionals always stress such proactive preventative measures as housekeeping, proper separation of flammables, combustibles Read more…
4/23/2018 Every so often, I am asked a question regarding those portable toilets, commonly referred to as “port-a-johns” that are used at project sites. Typical questions revolve around the number needed at a site and whether there need to separate facilities for male and females. OSHA regulations for portable toilet Read more…
3/19/2018 Spring is around the corner (although one would never know it if one is living in NE US). And it is the start of the season where insects inhabit meadows and wooded areas. Many years ago when I was a teenager, I found myself at the Lake of the Read more…
3/12/2018 There was a time in this country when young children – very young children – routinely worked legally. After the Civil war industry grew at such a pace that children, often as young as 10 years old (but sometimes much younger) were forced into the ranks of the working Read more…
9/23/2013 A few weeks ago, the National Football League (NFL) reached a settlement in the combined lawsuits of 4,500 former players: The NFL will pay out up to $766 million (plus legal fees) to help retirees whose brains were damaged by concussions. The terms apply to every retiree who presents “medical evidence Read more…
2/26/2018 Chocolate! The sweetest of confections. And while it is accepted that chocolate can put pounds on you faster than you can put it in your mouth, within recent years there has been clinical evidence to suggest that there are actually some health benefits to this heavily delight. Chocolate receives Read more…