No industry is immune from workplace violence, and the onus is on employers to make work sites as safe as possible.

Will Gaines’ unique career path gave him a deeply personal perspective on managing health and safety in the workplace.

Differing state laws allowing some form of marijuana use have made the crafting of corporate drug-free policies a real buzzkill.

An ergonomics plan focused on worker well-being as well as performance is good for workers and good for the bottom line.

Opting out of a state’s exclusive remedy can leave a company vulnerable to large losses.

Who needs the Scaffold Law? Maybe construction workers should just stop working instead.

Engaged workers are less likely to be injured on the job and more likely to return to work if they do suffer an injury.

The winner of ASSE’s Safety Professional of the Year Award says the driving force behind health and safety is the involvement and commitment of organizational leaders.

Light lumber, cost controls and a soft property market are exposing owners and insurers.

Disciplining workers who come to work stoned is an important safety measure, plain and simple.

Some say OSHA is making a concerted effort to embarrass employers into creating safer workplaces.

With workers at a high rate of danger, health care facilities must train for both communication skills and safety drills.

Musculoskeletal disorders account for the majority of occupational injuries, but too few resources are dedicated to preventing them.

More than 1.5 million workers are potentially at risk of lead exposure. Far too often, that exposure is putting their families at risk unnecessarily.

Early adopters are embracing wearable tech for safety and workers’ comp applications. But employers must take care to avoid running afoul of HIPAA.

ACOEM and UL present Integrated Health and Safety model, with new index to measure business impact.

New NIOSH recommendations are aimed at protecting all workers from the hazardous effects of tobacco products.

ASSE and NIOSH say not enough data is collected on subsets of workers that fall into multiple at-risk groups and need targeted safety interventions.

The country’s first young worker safety mandate may inspire other states to follow suit.

Recent accidents highlight risk management challenges of long hours and tough road conditions.