People would be more likely to act if they feel threatened by a hazard, rather than a disaster, concludes a new study from New Zealand Having surveyed 604 people in Wellington, New Zealand, the team ...

How safety and health professionals can scope out the big picture of workplace hazards and assess their risks through Visual Literacy practices. Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You are a safety and ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.

Apply hazard analysis and effective communication to lessen the impact of hazard events on communities. Photo by Jose Fredy Cruz Centeno. Add geophysical and social aspects to your hazard mitigation ...

Each of the various pathways to global catastrophe presents its own winding course of possibilities. Nuclear weapons, climate change, pandemics, advanced technologies, and space weather might appear ...

Asbestos and NORM exposures remain a persistent risk in maintenance and aging infrastructure. Proper hazard identification and advanced PPE strategies are critical to protecting workers in complex, ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible space ...

Psychological safety — the belief that it is safe to speak up with concerns, questions or mistakes — is widely recognized as essential for organizational learning, innovation and workplace safety. Yet ...