Wearable vest allows #Robots to detect #workers. Bots will slow down & steer away. @amazon using vests in 25+ sites. @OSHA_DOL wants to study. #Accidents occur when bots programmed, tested, adjusted. @ISHNmag @orchse @NIOSH @acutz @ASSPSafety @AIHA @PhylmarGroup @DavidSarkus #EHS

Food recalls rising & costly. @CDCgov: 48 mill people get sick; 128K hospitalized; 3K die of foodborne disease annually. Most serious recalls up 83% since '13. Factors: dirty irrigation water; #workers not washing hands; unclean equipment. @ISHNmag @ocrhse @ASSPSafety @NIOSH #EHS

#safety & facility management overlap: @IFMA reports #safety-related top issues for 2019. #Workers device usage. Energy management. Organizational agility. Green maintenance. Thinking outside the #safety box. @ISHNmag @ASSPSafety @AIHA @DavidSarkus @orchse @acutz @Drebinger S

After almost 50 years in existence, another sign @OSHA_DOL gets little respect nationally. A recent headline from the Clinton (Iowa) Herald: "OHSA may take 6 months to close ADM fire investigation." OH my... @ISHNmag @ASSPSafety @AIHA @VPPPA #EHS #safety #workers

Remember to post. @OSHA_DOL reminds that employers must post a copy of OSHA's Form 300 summarizing injuries & illnesses logged during 2018 from Feb. 1 to April 30. Each yr the summary must be displayed where visible to #workers. @ISHNmag @ASSPSafety @AIHA @VPPPA #EHS #safety

Only in DC. @politico reports & @jbarab blogs @OSHA_DOL chief nominee-in-limbo Scott Mugno has been renominated. He retired from @FedEx, lives in FLA. Wall dividing DC, has Mugno stuck amid sides haggling over other @DOL nominees. @ISHNmag @ASSPSafety @AIHA @VPPPA #EHS #workers

The death of sick days. Home is no refuge for taking sick days anymore. Sick employees jump on emails, conference calls, do other #work. There are no boundaries. "Personal days" still matter. Taking care of sick kids, medical appts, etc. @ISHNmag @ASSPSafety @AIHA @VPPPA #EHS

Another job for #safety pros? Workplace #harrassment. #Bullying. Verbal abuse. It's an #HR issue, right? But #safety and #HR often overlap. #Harrassment can cause distractions, lost sleep, fatigue, and #accidents. @ISHNmag @ASSP @AIHA @VPPPA #ehs #workers

Is behavior-based safety @BBS really on the wane in 2019? BBS is old, 45+ yrs old. #Safety likes to keep programs fresh. Seeing lots now on human factors, human performance, human error. More about systems, not behavior. @ISHNmag @ASSP @AIHA @VPPPA #ehs #safety #workers

Word in DC is shutdown could/should end by next week. Hasn't affected @OSHA_DOL enforcement/inspections anyway. Agency remains funded. @ISHNmag. @ASSP @AIHA @VPPPA #ehs #safety #workers

Says @RathManesh in OSHA 30/30 podcast. Your 2018 inj/ill records must be uploaded to @OSHA_DOL by March 2. If your 2016 DART rate is very high, prepare for inspection potential. Train receptionists & security guards even on compliance etiquette. Audit yourself first. @ISHNmag

Excellent @OSHA_DOL 30/30 podcast today from @RathManesh atty at Keller & Heckman DC. If your 2016 DART rate is very high, you might be in OSHA's targets. Look for OSHA site-specific target list to come soon. @ISHNmag @ASSP @AIHA @VPPPA #ehs #workers #safety

Canadian take on #EHS hot topics for '19, courtesy of Canadian Occ Safety mag: workplace #harrassment, random #drug testing, @marijuana legalization, #ISO45001, #BBS continues to whither, being replaced by next new thing - #HOP, #humanfactors, #safetydifferently. @ISHNmag #safety

Cali citrus orchard worker dies after blade from #wind machine falls off and strikes him. 600-lb propeller struck 53-year-old worker Jan 3, according to @FresnoBee. @ISHNmag @ASSP @AIHA @VPPPA #ehs #workers #safety

#Snow removal de-stressors: don't forget to drink fluids; slow and steady shoveling is best; keep hands & feet away from snowblower; don't add fuel to running engine or hot engine. #snowday @ISHNmag @ASSP @AIHA @VPPPA #workers #EHS

Loneliness can cause #depression, lost #work time, turnover, lower productivity, distracted thinking & #safety incidents. Dr. Krista Geller says #pets are natural agents for caring & #engagement. Many #workers feel alone, disengaged. @ISHNmag @ASSP @AIHA @VPPPA #safety #EHS #pets

2019 hot #HR issues: Should #employee behavior be incentivized? Is employee integrity the individual's responsibility? Impact of #tech on corporate messaging & #culture. @NAVEXGlobal webinar Jan 17. @ISHNmag @ASSP @AIHA @VPPPA #EHS #safety

2019 global EHS meetings: Int'l Conf & Expo on Occ #Health & #Safety London Apr 18-19. Global Summit on Occ #Health & #Safety Dubai, Oct 11-12. Int'l Conf on Occ #Health & Public #Safety Apr 23-24 Berlin. A+A Trade Fair on #Safety, #Security & #Health Nov 5-8, Dusseldorf @ISHNmag

Transportation crashes @NIOSHtransporation and slips, trips & falls are the most common cause of work fatalities, according to @BLS_Gov. These risks most often faced by #workers in outdoor occupations. @ISHNmag @ASSP #safety #EHS

Drug overdose deaths experienced by #workers on the job have increased by at least 25% in each of last 5 years, reports @USATODAY. Opoids, painkillers obvious risk factors. @ISHNmag @ASSP @AIHA @VPPA