The introduction of process safety system–specific malware into the manufacturing world in 2017 intensified the discussion around the convergence of safety and cybersecurity. If a cyberattack could ...

A moral hazard happens when a party takes an excessive risk or enters a business relationship in bad faith knowing another party is economically responsible for the outcome. For example, during the ...

Employers should be prepared to address new hazards for chemicals, even for chemicals that have been used in the workplace for years. A key requirement of OSHA's newly revised Hazard Communication ...

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is a standardized, international approach to hazard communication. The standard, which was previously known as the 'Right ...

Biological hazards, or biohazards, contain living organisms that can pose dangers to human health. In the workplace, these can include blood, human waste, pathogens, and more. Biological hazards are ...

Insurer American International Group Inc. (AIG) was at death’s door. Without the US Federal Reserve’s $85 billion (Rs3.9 trillion) bailout of the giant insurer, financial markets — and more tangible ...