All of us, regardless of industry, face safety hazards at work. Some are obvious like heavy machinery or working from tall heights, while some are less obvious such as workplace violence and ...

It is the policy of the University that all faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and visitors who perform work at or for the University, receive appropriate training necessary to protect their health ...

All EHS training courses, including Purdue Hazard Comprehensive Training, Laser Safety Training and BPP courses, are now available through HSI. If you do not have an HSI account, you can create one ...

A Hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm, injuries, accidents or other undesirable effects. A Risk is the possibility that a personal injury, property loss or environmental harm will ...

Ensuring student safety in undergraduate teaching laboratories is a critical component of the responsibilities of the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S). It is very difficult for ...

Sometime shortly after the lid is removed from a preschooler’s sippy cup and is carried to the table, the glass slips and the milk is spilled on the floor. Reactions to this event can vary, but most ...

Throughout the first half of 2024, EHS Today partnered with SafetyNow to produce the 2024 State of Safety Training Survey, which offers a revealing look into the challenges and opportunities shaping ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The winter season is here, and safety remains the highest of priorities for the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. In an effort to put ‘the freeze’ on cold weather and winter ...

The introduction of virtual reality (VR) technology has changed the way employers train and improve the skills of their employees. The resulting experience is called immersive learning, as trainees ...

Electricity is a powerful force that can cause serious injury and death. When it comes to electrical job tasks, it only takes an instant to turn a momentary mistake into a life-altering event or even ...

For several decades, workplace safety systems have been commonplace, but their limitations are now apparent. Annual training sessions are quickly forgotten.