A new study finds that U.S. companies with at least two women executives have significantly better workplace safety records, in part due to lower employee workloads.

Industrial workplaces are typically dangerous, with heavy machinery, hazardous substances and complex processes. Despite safety protocols, accidents still happen. According to the International Labour ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The growth of the gig economy has transformed the modern workforce and upended traditional models for developing a workplace safety culture and worker safety training. New and ...

Accidents account for a range of injuries in the workplace. In 2009, hazards in the workplace resulted in 3,277,700 nonfatal injuries and illnesses, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; ...

Psychological safety—the belief that it is safe to speak up with concerns, questions or mistakes—is widely recognized as ...

The Evolution of Safety Footwear Safety footwear has a long history of protecting workers in hazardous environments. From ...

Power companies understand the importance of safety and incorporate many safeguards into plant designs. Yet, the materials used in these defenses also matter, and fiberglass-reinforced polymer (FRP) ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- One of the root causes of workplace injuries, illnesses and incidents is the failure to identify or recognize hazards which are present or could have been anticipated in ...

Glass blowers use a high-temperature furnace to transform glass and other materials into art pieces or scientific glassware. An accomplished glass blower can carve out a career producing intricate ...

The state’s lawmaking body on Tuesday advanced a bill from a Northeast Nebraska senator to a second round of debate that ...

Biological hazards, or biohazards, contain living organisms that can pose dangers to human health. In the workplace, these can include blood, human waste, pathogens, and more. Biological hazards are ...