Workers are reporting more cases of workplace violence, and they expect their employers to take prevention measures far more ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. As millions of American workers return to their work desks ...

The idea of what constitutes a safe working environment has changed significantly in today's global business environment. Where before the focus was primarily on physical safety, many organizations ...

A proactive approach to safety helps organizations prevent injuries, avoid costly OSHA violations and foster a strong safety culture built on accountability and communication. Safety is the most ...

Each year, 2.3 million people suffer workplace accidents or diseases due to various hazards like chemicals and poor ergonomics. Safety and health programs prevent illnesses and deaths and alleviate ...

Unfortunately, workplace accidents in the restaurant industry are all too common. Research shows that between 2010 and 2020, more than 169,600 unique accidents occurred in food service—accounting for ...

In the past few years the topic of psychological safety has increased in importance. In a 2022 EHS Today interview with Jean Angus, former CEO of Saint-Gobain Life Sciences, expressed her belief that ...

Our Workplace Safety thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a running start to 2025. You Might See the Future at Your Workplace Thanks to ...

Today, many people are familiar with the concept of psychological safety, a concept first coined in 1999 by HBS professor Amy Edmondson, and something core to being an effective leader. Her definition ...

In a new whitepaper, Improving Workplace Safety with Robotics, the National Safety Council, through its Work to Zero initiative, evaluated the benefits of robotics and autonomous mobile robots, or ...

To foster a sense of psychological safety in the workplace has never been more crucial. The idea of psychological safety is not new, as a key factor in enabling teams to perform at their best. However ...