Tag: EHS

Beyond Protection: Supporting Facility Digital Transformation Through Smart PPE

By Chrisitan Connolly, Twiceme Technology Jul 17, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Jul 18, 2025

Industrial personal protective equipment (PPE) has undergone a remarkable evolution in recent decades, transitioning from basic protective gear to sophisticated, essential equipment that does more than just sit on one’s head. Helmets, safety harnesses, and clothing have evolved into interconnected systems capable of real-time monitoring, data collection, and predictive analytics. Today’s PPE landscape is transforming […]

Back to Basics: Landscaping Hazards and Safety

By G Hatfield Jul 14, 2025 Grounds Management

Updated: Jul 14, 2025

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know. Landscaping plays a major role in ensuring facilities look inviting and well maintained from the outside. However, landscapers are exposed to all kinds of different hazards on a daily basis, ranging from heat and weather hazards, chemical […]

Chemical Safety Board Urges Facilities to Avoid Disaster This Hurricane Season

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jul 10, 2025 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Jul 10, 2025

As the Atlantic hurricane season intensifies, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is urging petroleum and chemical facilities to prepare now to help prevent catastrophic chemical releases during the season and to ensure the safety of workers, emergency responders, and surrounding communities. In May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted […]

Rethinking Factory Layout Design to Improve Worker Safety

By Bryan Christiansen, Limble CMMS Jul 2, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Jul 2, 2025

The manufacturing industry has long been characterized by its assembly line-style factory layout design. Improving the safety of factory workers has been a focus in recent years, which led to a shift in factory layout design. By rethinking the layout, it is possible to create a safer working environment for employees, reduce the risk of […]

Adidas and OSHA Reach Settlement Over Warehouse Hazards

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jun 13, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Jun 13, 2025

Athletic apparel and shoemaker Adidas America Inc. and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have reached a settlement agreement that requires the company to pay $235,000 in fines and implement enhanced safety measures at multiple facilities. The agreement comes after OSHA conducted a 2024 follow-up inspection at an Adidas warehouse in upstate New York. […]

7 Key Considerations for Coatings in Food and Beverage Facilities

By Feraas Alameh, Sherwin-Williams May 20, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: May 20, 2025

Food and beverage processing facilities operate in some of the most demanding environments, where safety, hygiene, and durability are non-negotiable. High-performance coatings play a critical role in protecting floors, walls, and equipment surfaces, ensuring compliance with strict industry regulations while enhancing operational efficiency. Whether you’re planning a new facility or upgrading an existing one, here […]

6 Tips to Keep Your Facility Safe

By Glorianna L. Reeser, KPA Apr 17, 2025 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Apr 17, 2025

Although 96% of employees think physical safety is a top priority, they’re not sure their employers feel the same way. In fact, most workers overwhelmingly believe their employers put their reputation, productivity, and the bottom line above workplace safety. If a safety incident arises, many workers could be unprepared. You can’t control when an emergency […]

Enhancing Workplace Safety in Manufacturing Facilities

By Eric J. Halvorson, DigiKey Apr 4, 2025 Safety

Updated: Apr 4, 2025

As manufacturing continues to become increasingly automated, manufacturers continue to look for ways to protect their most important asset: their workforce. Robots, autonomous ground vehicles, material handling equipment, and more complex systems can create more dangerous workspaces than ever before without the proper safeguards installed on the production floor. There are many forms of safety […]

The Importance of Workplace Safety in the Warehouse

By Nick Warrick, All Seasons Uniforms Mar 28, 2025 Maintenance and Operations

Updated: Mar 28, 2025

Employers must implement workplace safety measures to protect the lives of their employees. Warehouse professionals must follow these measures as it is a matter of life and death. According to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, there were more than 5,283 fatal work injuries in 2023. Warehouse professionals should wear proper protective clothing as a safety […]

Back to Basics: Ergonomic Hazards and Workplace Solutions

By G Hatfield Mar 21, 2025 Back to Basics

Updated: Mar 21, 2025

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know. Ergonomics is defined by OSHA as “fitting a job to a person,” and it can help lessen muscle fatigue, increase productivity, and reduce the number and severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). MSDs affect the muscles, nerves, […]