by Amanda Ernst | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog, Connected Worker, Construction
Workplace fatalities have dropped dramatically since the United States passed the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act. In fact, in 1970, the same year the Occupational Health and Safety Administration was established, an average of 38 people were killed daily at...
by Amanda Ernst | Feb 22, 2023 | Blog, Connected Worker, Construction, Energy, Innovation of Work, Manufacturing, Operations, Safety
Workplace fatalities have dropped dramatically since the United States passed the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act. In fact, in 1970, the same year the Occupational Health and Safety Administration was established, an average of 38 people were killed daily at...
by Zach Taylor | Oct 20, 2022 | Articles, Blog, Connected Worker, Construction, Energy, Field Service, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mining, Safety
“That’s not an OSHA regulation.” If you have managed EHS long enough, you have likely heard that answer when intervening in unsafe work practices or conditions. The diversity of workplaces and their hazards make writing regulations for every scenario...
by Zach Taylor | Aug 24, 2022 | Articles, Blog, Connected Worker, Construction, Energy, Field Service, Innovation of Work, Insurance, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mining, Safety
Preventing workplace injuries is the primary goal of any safety and health program. To achieve that goal, an organization must first reduce the number of hazardous activities and conditions. Unfortunately, many organizations fail because they put all the hazard...
by Zach Taylor | Nov 29, 2021 | Articles, Connected Worker, Construction, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Safety
Read the full feature on EHS Today. Lockout tagout (LOTO) is viewed by many frontline workers as burdensome, inconvenient or production-slowing, but it is one of the most important OSHA standards and critical to an energy control program. Today, LOTO is one of the top...
by Zach Taylor | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Construction, Manufacturing, Safety
Investing in solutions to empower the connected workforce is not always a simple decision for senior leadership to make. For industries like construction or manufacturing, adopting new tech may seem like more of a burden than a benefit to the day to day operations and...
