General Industry Safety Programs: A 2026 Guide
Across the United States, private industry employers reported 2.5 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024, while 5,070 workers lost their lives to on-the-job injuries the same year. Behind every one of those numbers is a person,
Food Service and Distribution: HACCP Overview (US)
Every year, an estimated 48 million people in the United States get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die, according to CDC estimates. Most of these illnesses are preventable. The system designed to prevent them is
Flammable and Combustible Liquids: Workplace Safety Guide
Flammable and combustible liquids are present in virtually every workplace that performs manufacturing, maintenance, cleaning, painting, or vehicle fueling. The two primary hazards associated with flammable liquids are explosion and fire. What mak
Workplace Poisoning: A Situational First Aid Scenario
Two workers enter a spray finishing booth at a furniture manufacturing facility at the start of the afternoon shift. Within minutes, one of them comes out looking pale and unsteady, saying his co-worker is on the floor inside. The door to the boot
Sudden Illness at Work: Recognition and First Aid Response
Sudden illness at work is distinct from traumatic injury in one critical way: there is often no obvious cause visible to the first aider. A worker who collapses with no preceding event, complains of feeling faint without apparent reason, or develo