– Top 10 Android Safety Apps During the last three years we’ve reviewed hundreds of Google Android safety apps.  We’re often asked by workplace safety professionals – “Which of these apps are our all time favorites?” If told that we could only use ten Google Android safety apps ever again, the...

Our friend Terry Daine just published a terrific, totally free, safety and health resource that we couldn’t wait to tell you about!  It’s an online publication entitled “Managing Safety: The Definitive Guide“. This eight chapter booklet expresses complex safety and health principles in easy to understand terms.  It’s also very...

Years ago I visited a large egg farm.  I was brought in to investigate a serious amputation accident that had occurred there a few days before. I found a huge building that housed thousands of chickens.  All of the chickens were confined in tiny cages.  I found a network of...

  A chemical hazards guide that I often take with me into the field is The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards.  It is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals.  The information found in this guide...

    Recently, numerous studies have scientists proclaiming that shift work can negatively impact both short and long-term health.   This free infographic, created by Eastern Kentucky University’s Online Bachelor’s in Occupational Safety, examines such potential health hazards, while also offering tips on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle...

IARC Monographs are published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).  “The monographs represent the first step in carcinogen risk assessment”.  Each Monograph is 400 – 600 pages long and available as a free, downloadable PDF file. If your company works with chemicals, you should definitely check to see...

Have you ever wanted to conduct a comprehensive self-assessment of your safety management system (SMS)?  You know, the type of safety program evaluation that the giant corporations do at their branch locations.  Here’s your chance to complete such a comprehensive audit – and it’s totally free! The Institute for Work &...