The Cold Facts: Working Outside in Winter May Be Hazardous
With winter just around the corner, employers should be reviewing all aspects of their cold weather safety plans to protect [...]
Slip and Fall Prevention Begins with Proper Footwear
Dear Safety Group Member Slip and Fall Prevention Begins with Proper Footwear A common occupational hazard faced by many workers [...]
Form Follows Function When Selecting Personal Protective Equipment
Form Follows Function When Selecting Personal Protective Equipment Size matters and increasingly the prevention of occupational illnesses and injuries will [...]
OSHA Is Serious About Protecting Whistleblowers
An employee’s right to complain is being safeguarded as never before by the Occupational [...]
NIOSH Aims To Reduce Power Tool Noise
Noise generated by power tools, machines, and vehicles is so common in some factories and at construction job-sites that it [...]
OSHA Cancels Electronic Filing of Forms 300 and 301
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Final Rule on January 24, 2019 that effectively ends some of [...]
How Will Marijuana Legalization In New York Impact Employers?
Medicinal and recreational marijuana gradually is becoming more acceptable to many Americans. Once a staple of the counterculture and anti-war [...]
NYSIF Now Offers Audit Document Uploading
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When Codes Conflict
The federal government enforces thousands of laws, rules and regulations but individual states are permitted, and expected, to enact laws [...]
The Road to Perdition: Traffic Deaths Reach Record Highs
Dear safety group member September, 2018 The Road to Perdition: Traffic Deaths Reach Record Highs Driving on public roads in [...]