When OSHA was signed into law half a century ago, the prevailing notion about electrical safety is that it is rules-based. The idea was the company makes the rules, and the employees follow them. All ...

An occupational safety and health coalition is calling for companies to adopt risk-based safety and health strategies. The group, The Intersociety Forum (ISF), comprises two dozen organizations ...

How do you achieve breakthrough results in safety? Even after you’ve tried everything? Well, “everything” might imply “a double dose of more of the same” or even “variations on a basic theme.” Many ...

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation on Tuesday unveiled several safety principles related to driver monitoring in vehicles with driver-assist systems as part of a public statement by major U.S.

Intel and a team of automotive companies have teamed up to create new guidelines for autonomous vehicles. The intention of the "Safety First Automated Driving" paper, published today, is to establish ...

As it gets closer to announcing the availability of commercial truck platooning, Peloton Technologies laid out the details of how its two-truck platooning system, PlatoonPro, works to ensure safety ...

"Safety isn't sustained by systems alone — it is shaped daily by values, decisions, and behaviors at every level," said Dr. Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of Flight Safety Foundation. "These seven ...

With COVID-19 deaths dramatically down from earlier peaks, US health care providers still confront a different nationwide emergency: hospital errors that kill an estimated 150,000 patients annually.

Of all the ACLU’s advocacy efforts, few have as ironic a sounding mission as our fight to keep students safe from certain school safety measures. While the document sets forth some valuable standards, ...

UK regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published safety principles for train companies to follow when rolling out and managing driver controlled operation (DCO). Upon consulting with the ...

There’s always room for improvement. James Wiedow, corporate EHS manager at NSI Industries, knows this all too well. He has spent much of his career as the first safety hire, so he’s aware of the ...

NFPA 70E says, “The electrical safety program shall identify the principles upon which it is based” [110.5(E)]. Someone could read this and then make a list of unhelpful verbiage to satisfy the ...