Whether you are looking to open your first small business or are in the process of evaluating the health and safety practices of your existing office, it's essential that you identify and remedy ...

Any practice or situation that occurs in an occupational setting and has the potential to cause bodily or mental harm or poses any other risks to the health of one or more workers constitutes as a ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Every year, millions of American workers are injured, get sick or die as a result of workplace hazards. But, what exactly is a hazard? The Occupational Safety and Health ...

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 ...

Workplace safety hazards lead to employee injuries and complaints, opening the company to inspections and violations. Employers should take reasonable steps to identify, assess and control hazards. As ...

Gone are the days when workplace safety belongs only in factories and mines. In 2023 criminal charges can and will be brought in relation to hazards and their associated risks that traverse every ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Most people do not think of hazards when offices or cubicles are mentioned. Fall protection equipment may not be used, but thousands of people are injured in cubicles each ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Industrial workplaces are typically dangerous, with heavy machinery, hazardous substances ...

Since it was enacted, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) has required, in part, that employers provide a workplace free from recognized hazards. The full text of that provision ...

Going to work shouldn’t be dangerous. Yet, 5,486 fatal work injuries were recorded in the U.S. in 2022. The construction industry had the most workplace deaths; transportation and warehousing had the ...