The annual ASA Safety Award, sponsored by the ASA Safety Committee, recognizes ASA members that have shown they have gone above and beyond in the area of worker safety.

With 2020 well underway, our safety professionals have printed off a fresh batch of OSHA 300 forms and are duly recording work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses that occur in workplaces this year.

We have all been focused on COVID-19, and with all of the rapid changes occurring related to the pandemic, it is difficult to write an article that is not outdated before the publication date. 

Imagine being a worker at a jobsite. It’s your fourth day on the job and you see a myriad of compressed gas cylinders stacked on a pallet being dropped off in your work zone. 

For much of its 130-year history, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has collected data and published reports on occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities.

Does your organization require a pre-hire physical ability test?

Mark your calendars! On Jan. 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation Clearinghouse will be up and running.

Heart disease and heart-related emergencies have become quite common in today’s world. Almost everyone has either been personally impacted or knows someone who has been affected by a heart health issue or cardiac emergency situation.

The annual ASA Safety Award, sponsored by the ASA Safety Committee, recognizes ASA members that have shown they have gone above and beyond in the area of worker safety.