Cooling vest choices for summer 2026
A cooling vest is the single best piece of summer gear money can buy for hot summer work. But “cooling vest” now means three different technologies. Here…
Category: Safety
Mortar shells: The most dangerous fireworks
Fireworks injuries jumped 52 percent in 2024, with about 14,700 emergency room visits and 11 deaths, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety…
OSHA heat rule: Where it stands for summer 2026
The federal heat illness prevention rule first proposed in August 2024 has stalled. There is no target date for a final rule. But on April 10, 2026, OSHA…
Lawn mower eye injuries spike in summer
Emergency rooms see a sharp seasonal jump in home eye injuries every summer. Lawn equipment is the leading cause. A spinning mower blade can launch a rock…
NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH Safety is a team sport
Nobody knows the hazards of your job better than the people doing it every day. That is why shared responsibility is one of the most powerful tools in…
Why drills and training actually save lives
It is easy to roll your eyes at another fire drill. The alarm goes off, you file outside, you stand around, you go back in. What is the point? Ask the…
If you see something, say something
Here is a number worth remembering: for every serious workplace injury, there are roughly 300 near-misses that came before it. That is the finding behind…
Your hands are irreplaceable
Think about everything you did with your hands today, before you even got to work. They are the most used tools in almost any job, and the most frequently…
Electricity doesn’t give second chances
Electrocution is one of OSHA’s “Fatal Four”, the four leading causes of death in construction, and it behaves differently from most workplace hazards. You…
Alert for night owls
A major study published in January 2026 in the Journal of the American Heart Association tracked more than 300,000 adults and found that people who are…