Firefighting is a demanding occupation. Considerable physical fitness and mental fortitude are required to perform an array of challenging tasks. The public belief is that firefighters, career or ...

The experience of participants in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) over the past 20 years has demonstrated that management of worker safety and health protection is a decisive factor in ...

Mention sustainability, and most people will automatically think about preserving natural resources and protecting the environment. While those concerns are certainly part of what is commonly ...

Over the past several years, mental health concerns that are related to emergency response work have grown dramatically. The days of pushing aside mental health as “part of the job” are, thankfully, ...

Dr. Wayne Hartz, CSP, is the Department Chair for the Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences programs at Keene State College. Dr. Hartz holds the rank of full professor and has been on ...

Hensel Phelps, based in Greeley, Colorado, was recognized for having the nation’s top construction safety and health program in 2022 by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The ...

One Degree, Double the Impact: Unlike most programs that separate these critical fields, RIT’s ESHS degree uniquely combines environmental sustainability with environmental and occupational health and ...

Clinicians and other workers in the healthcare delivery chain are always looking for ways to improve workflow. Similarly, hospital and health system leadership always desire new ways to develop their ...

STEM-OPT Visa Eligible: The STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows full-time, on-campus international students on an F-1 student visa to stay and work in the U.S. for up to three years ...

Twenty years after publication of the report To Err Is Human, studies demonstrate persisting high levels of patient harm. Most patient safety measurement remains highly retrospective, relying on ...

Want an incredibly hands-on career that impacts the well-being of workers' lives every day? Our safety and occupational health applied sciences degree means job-site internships for experiential ...

The federal government provides a financial social safety net for families with low incomes through programs that directly supplement income, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and ...