I recently wrote about the movie Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter as the victim of an occupational disease. The NIOSH science blog took this theme a step further, looking at other movies with workplace safety stories or implications. Here’s what it had to …

The last day of 2009 seems like the perfect time to review what happened this year in the world of workplace safety—and to ponder what 2010 may hold for Canadian safety professionals.

THE 6 BIGGEST STORIES OF THE YEAR

1. The H1N1 Challenge
2009 will be remembered as …

Anyone who knows me knows that the most important thing in my life is Taggart, my nearly 9-year-old Australian Shepherd. She’s a brilliant, beautiful, funny and loving dog—and I’m not the only one who thinks so! Tag and I were a therapy dog team at …

Glenn is on vacation. So I’ll be filling in for the next few days. Who am I? Robin L. Barton, the editor of the Safety Compliance Insider. I’m new to blogging, so please bear with me.

Today’s topic of discussion: fines for safety violations. The typical …

Robin and I keep hearing from safety directors that budget cuts are concern number one. And the one item where it seems everybody is looking to cut costs is PPE.

It’s not surprising. PPE is expensive. And PPE is also cheap. You can buy a pair …