Occupational Health & Safety

New safety solutions and facility updates focused on height protection, workplace organization and site accessibility. Guardian Introduces ecoAnchor Portable Roof Anchor Guardian launched the ecoAnchor, a water-filled, non-penetrating mobile deadweight anchor for low-slope applications up to a 5-degree pitch. Weighing 18 pounds empty, the collapsible unit fills on-site in approximately 10 minutes to eliminate roof drilling.

Extreme heat warnings across Southern California are prompting renewed employer requirements for heat-illness prevention. Workers across Southern California are facing extreme heat as the National Weather Service has issued Extreme Heat Warnings prompting Cal/OSHA to remind employers of required heat-safety measures. The warnings cover Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

General Shale Brick faces $496,528 in proposed penalties after OSHA cited its Pennsylvania plant for silica-related violations. The DOL has cited General Shale Brick Inc. for exposing workers to unsafe levels of respirable silica dust at its Watsontown, Pennsylvania plant. OSHA has proposed $496,528 in penalties.

Skilled Trade Workers Turn to AI Amid Surge in Labor Demand Trade professionals increasingly rely on automation, digital tools and continuous training to combat workforce shortages. How Connected Safety Helps Lean Safety Teams Do More Deploying IoT wearables and AI video analytics provides short-staffed EHS teams with continuous visibility, closing operational blind spots and stopping SIFs before they occur.

Federal safety officials release educational tools to help employers select, verify and properly fit protective respiratory gear. Federal workplace safety researchers are calling on employers to review their respiratory protection protocols as part of an ongoing initiative to reduce airborne hazards across major industrial sectors.

State regulators are now actively checking contractor compliance for fire-resistant material applicators across qualified construction projects. Contractors working on major construction projects in Washington must now ensure all workers applying specialized fire-retardant coatings hold valid state credentials as active enforcement begins.

The National Fire Protection Association and driver Joey Gase are using Daytona International Speedway to highlight public safety rules. The National Fire Protection Association is returning to Daytona International Speedway alongside NASCAR driver Joey Gase to highlight its public awareness campaign on safety codes and standards. Gase will drive the No. 44 car in the upcoming Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Muscle memory and routine expectations create cognitive blind spots during non-routine tasks, requiring dedicated risk profiles to protect senior personnel. Experience is a double-edged sword on worksites. An employee who’s known the ins and outs of the industry for 20 years will, quite understandably, be seen as an authority figure by their crew, trusted to handle any unusual tasks with little difficulty.

5 Ways New Radio Technology Improves Worker Safety Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 2:00pm ET - 1:00pm CT - 11:00am PT In this webinar you will learn about new two-way radio technologies that improve worker safety. This webinar will cover LMR two-way radio systems, nationwide 5G/LTE Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) systems, and new hybrid connectivity solutions.

A Captain D franchisee paid more than $62,000 in penalties after exposing teenage workers to dangerous equipment and illegal hours A fast-food franchisee in Tennessee faces $62,235 in civil monetary penalties after federal investigators found minors operating hazardous kitchen machinery, resulting in an injury to one young worker.