Can we ever be “too safe?” Before answering that question, consider that in an effort to make the world around us ever-safer, we sometimes tend to ignore unintended tradeoffs with potentially worse ...

People would be more likely to act if they feel threatened by a hazard, rather than a disaster, concludes a new study from New Zealand Having surveyed 604 people in Wellington, New Zealand, the team ...

Investors need to understand the potential physical damage from natural hazards before they can assess their financial implications. From hurricanes to earthquakes to droughts, natural disasters are ...

How safety and health professionals can scope out the big picture of workplace hazards and assess their risks through Visual Literacy practices. Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You are a safety and ...

Apply hazard analysis and effective communication to lessen the impact of hazard events on communities. Photo by Jose Fredy Cruz Centeno. Add geophysical and social aspects to your hazard mitigation ...

Outdoor hazards safety managers anticipate how risk increases when job-site conditions intersect with changing environments, tight deadlines, and heavy workloads, but even the best outdoor safety ...

Chemical regulations exist to safeguard human and environmental health throughout a substance’s life cycle (sourcing, manufacture, intended use phase, and disposal). Regulatory decisions require ...

Urbanization trends in the Himalaya are exposing more people to risk from compound hazards such as flooding, landslides and wildfires, a new study has found. Most of the research concerned with ...