Information from several sources, including data from previous hazards, is needed to predict future events. This information can assist in the development of appropriate mitigation measures.

Products being used within their end-product application can suffer systematic or random failures. Functional safety standards are designed to help influence the reduction of potential risks of ...

Can we ever be “too safe?” Before answering that question, consider that in an effort to make the world around us ever-safer, we sometimes tend to ignore unintended tradeoffs with potentially worse ...

How safety and health professionals can scope out the big picture of workplace hazards and assess their risks through Visual Literacy practices. Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You are a safety and ...

Chemical regulations exist to safeguard human and environmental health throughout a substance’s life cycle (sourcing, manufacture, intended use phase, and disposal). Regulatory decisions require ...

Hazard assessments are required under OSHA regulations for deciding what personal protective equipment may be needed for hazards on the job. While the requirement for hazard assessments has been ...

One of the biggest challenges for the risk-assessment community is how to move from the traditional chemical-by-chemical approach to analyses that evaluate multiple chemicals together. The primary ...

Research personnel must perform a process risk assessment for all processes that utilize hazardous materials. The assessment is utilized to determine the level of risk associated with a specific ...

The introduction of process safety system–specific malware into the manufacturing world in 2017 intensified the discussion around the convergence of safety and cybersecurity. If a cyberattack could ...