Lone workers are more vulnerable and less visible. That’s why safety professionals need to go the extra mile to make sure all employees, including those who work out in the field or by themselves, ...

Cold stress goes deeper than frostbite. For lone workers, prolonged exposure can impair physical and cognitive performance—creating hidden safety risks when no one is there to help. The occupational ...

Ever since Samuel Slater, aka the “Father of the American Industrial Revolution,” opened the first textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, back in 1793, worker safety has continued to be a growing ...

The roots of industrial hygiene can be traced back thousands of years. In ancient Rome, scholar Pliny the Elder advised miners to wear face masks, or PPE, made from animal bladders, to protect them ...