The role of academic faculty members who have laboratory research programs has expanded from that of Principal Investigator and academic mentor to laboratory supervisor with responsibility for ...

Russell offered this advice at the National Safety Congress in Chicago: To mobilize supervisors, you must: Understand what you're dealing with (cultural resistance, "we've always done it this way," ...

In the business of safety, supervision involvement in the safety function is always a critical topic of discussion. In many ways, effective safety leadership is a critical skill that any current or ...

While improving job-site safety has always been a top priority in the construction industry, the Safety Management in the Construction Industry SmartMarket Report series over the last eight years has ...

Ensure that all laboratory personnel are familiar with and know how to access the University's Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP), Biosafety Manual (BSM), and Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan (ECP) ...

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 ...

Sometimes, a supervisor gets priorities skewed. At one facility, the plant engineer pushed the maintenance manager relentlessly, insisting on insanely long hours. This lasted until the day the ...

WEST POINT, N.Y. (March 31, 2011) -- The workplace can be fraught with dangers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2009 report on occupational injuries and illnesses, there was a significant ...

When it comes to HS&E excellence, are you ensuring a group of essential players are directly involved and are performing according to what is wanted and needed? I'd be willing to bet that if you ask ...