The head of the nation’s top workplace safety regulator wants to start filling 180 vacant safety inspector positions as part of a sweeping effort to balance enforcement with industry cooperation.

While studying the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code — a standard designed to help protect people during fires by ensuring safe exits, proper detection systems and clear evacuation routes — one recent ...

NFPA 70E, known as the “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,” plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of workers handling electrical systems. While still a voluntary standard issued by ...

Workplace safety has long been driven by compliance—ensuring organizations meet OSHA regulations and industry standards to avoid fines and liabilities. While compliance is essential, it doesn’t ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Michelle Travis covers emerging workplace law and policy. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

For years organizations have been installing hardwired duress buttons or panic buttons at cashier counters, reception desks, cash collection areas, and other areas deemed sensitive. When these devices ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Imagine going to work and knowing there's a chance you'll be punched, bitten, spit on, and verbally harassed. That's the daily reality for many of our healthcare workers manning our ...