Safety leaders are the key interpreters and communicators who influence safety behavior on work sites, often more than formal ...

There’s an unofficial rule of safety management that goes like this: a safety program will only be as strong as the least-effective shift supervisor. Every rule has its exceptions, but it’s ...

In the dynamic and often hazardous world of construction and renovation, occupational safety and health is a paramount concern. Work in the sheet metal and HVAC trade includes working around potential ...

As principal of Balmert Consulting, Paul Balmert helps improve safety leadership practices for clients worldwide in industries including chemical manufacturing, constructing, mining, oil and gas ...

Lockout/tagout is a great example of traditional workplace safety in action: identify a hazard, put a procedure in place and train workers to follow that procedure in order to avoid exposure to the ...

Based on the foundational IEC 61508 standard’s essential requirements, high-performance supervisory circuits can facilitate functional-safety compliance in safety instrumented systems and other ...