Author: International Enviroguard

Access to information about mental health issues continues to open doors in terms of working people feeling comfortable about discussing issues such as stress and anxiety. This now increasingly acceptable dialogue has prompted environmental health and safety professionals to integrate policies and...

Working at an elevated position inherently increases the risk of workplace injury and death from hard-impact falls. It’s also a fact that many of these falls could have been prevented if more stringent safety measures were taken. Adding additional challenges is these workers are oftentimes...

The need for workers to perform tasks in areas that are considered “confined spaces” heightens the risk of injury and fatalities. These spaces are often not designed for humans to complete a job but are large enough for workers to enter. Making things more difficult is the worker is oftentimes...

Members of the World Health Organization recently gathered in Geneva to determine whether to issue an international health emergency as the death toll rises from the spread of coronavirus. Officials believe ground zero for the deadly infection is China’s centrally-located city of Wuhan. Upwards...

Everyday people want to purchase and work with products that meet the highest safety standards possible. We rely on lawmakers, government agencies, and boots-on-the-grounds inspectors to ensure we live and work in safe spaces. That Herculean task requires the support of numerous not-for-profit...

Few industries are as critical to the human race as food manufacturing. This industry permeates nearly every other sector of the economy. In this industry, quality, integrity, and product safety always need to be at the top of the priority list. Therefore, in order to ensure product quality,...

The importance of investigating a workplace injury, illness, or fatality cannot be understated. The long history of workers suffering debilitating conditions and loss of life has given rise to fully-funded government agencies being tasked with workplace safety. And while agencies such as OSHA are...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is taking proactive measures to protect workers against the effects of inhaling crystalline silica, a material that has drawn comparisons to deadly asbestos. The minute crystalline silica particles are a common Earth material found in...