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The workplace may offer the greatest potential for lead exposure. More than 1.5 million workers are potentially exposed to lead as a result of their jobs.

How to Safely Use a Ladder should be Workplace Safety 101. No matter how high off the ground, a fall off a ladder can have serious consequences.

With hazardous energy, many workers get confused about lockout/tagout because they think it only applies to electrical work - and that can be a grave mistake.

OSHA says employers must conduct periodic inspections of LOTO procedures but what kind of inspections are good enough and what are the best practices?

Safety isn't just something that you think about once a month at the mandatory HQ meeting. What is a Job Hazard Analysis and why is it important?

Ladder inspections aren't difficult, but workers should be trained to know what they are looking for, when a ladder is safe to use, and when repairs are required.

As a safety community, let's observe Locator Safety & Appreciation Week, as we take the opportunity to address the need to keep all locators safe on the job.

If hands are one of our most important assets, then why do more than a million workers end up in the emergency room with hand injuries every year?

For some workers, it's simply a nuisance and hazard of working outdoors, for others, bees and insects can literally put them in a life or death situation.