Working as an HVAC technicians requires a lot of caution and attention to detail to do the job well and remain safe.

SNIPS Safety Contributor Mike McCullion, CSP, ARM, investigates the largest source of fatalities in the field: falls.

A perfect storm has formed, making it increasingly difficult for manufacturers to find and train labor. The retirement of tenured and experienced machinists only makes matters more challenging.

The topic of heat stress has been in the forefront of Federal OSHA, state regulators, and standards setting groups over the past five years and 2022 is “heating up” as well.

The requirements for recording an injury or illness on your OSHA 300 log can be complicated and companies should avoid “over-reporting” injuries that could lead to an over-inflated OSHA injury incidence rate.

A sheet metal worker was killed Jan. 28, 2021, while trying to repair an HVAC system at a building in Newark, New Jersey. 

The steel producer and distributor introduces a new line of face masks for the skilled trades. 

At the HVAC company's facility in Oregon, an employee claims he was fired after raising COVID-19 exposure concerns. 

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 will not be treated as typical “illnesses” under OSHA's guidance.

Associated Builders and Contractors announced that Greg Sizemore, ABC’s vice president of health, safety, education and workforce development, has been appointed to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.