Workplace safety procedures are designed to keep employees, visitors and customers safe while helping to reduce the stress associated with the work area. Company management should take the time to ...

Safety practices and procedures in the workplace are part of federal regulations overseen by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Regardless of regulations, a work environment promoting ...

For work-related injuries or illnesses that include animal bites, severe allergic symptoms, sharps exposures, and any exposure—or potential exposure—to recombinant DNA or any other biological ...

And while construction sites and factory floors may seem like the most obvious danger zones, the truth is that accidents can ...

As residents of the Gulf Coast and Texas assess the damage of Hurricane Harvey (and another storm approaches Florida), Americans are reminded how easily a situation can escalate to a life-threatening ...

Violence is behavior that causes harm to a person or damage to property or causes fear for one’s safety or the safety of others. Such behavior is unacceptable at Northwestern. A potentially violent ...

Emergency evacuations are more common than many people realize, including evacuations in the workplace. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

This safety procedure provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards. It includes provisions for training, lockout requirements, and specific types of work practices and the required ...

East Hospital is part of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center is updating safety procedures after finishing a workplace safety review. The ...

In every workplace, whether it's an office setting or a construction site, the concept of risk tolerance plays a crucial role in determining the overall health and safety standards. Risk tolerance ...