To ensure the workplace remains safe, companies must adapt to an increasingly diverse racial and ethnic workforce. It is critical that the workplace understands the diversity of its workforce and how workers of different backgrounds approach, comprehend, and practice on-the-job safety.
As One: 3M Acquires Scott Safety, Enhancing Personal Safety Offerings
3M is pleased to announce that we have completed the acquisition of Scott Safety from Johnson Controls. By 3M and Scott Safety coming together as one, Scott Safety’s offerings will enhance 3M’s offerings and help protect even more people around the world.
OSHA Walking-Working Standards: The Time for Training is Now
We invite you to join us on April 25th and 26th for 3M’s Southern California Safety Showcase, with two days of events, demonstrations and training opportunities to help you achieve compliance.
3M Celebrates International Women’s Day
Women contribute more to science than you might imagine at first. Today, 3M’s Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF) hosts various events organized to celebrate International Women’s Day and 3M takes active strides to foster inclusion of women at every level of the organization.
Introducing the Safety Now & Next Blog
We listened to our customers, and they were clear that they wanted relevant, easy-to-understand information on worker safety topics, training & technical resources, and regulatory news. This blog is one of the ways we hope to connect with our customers and the workers we strive to help to keep safe.
New OH&S Professional Essay Contest
To commemorate our 30th anniversary of support for the profession, we have expanded our focus to those professionals new to the field. This year we held an essay contest on the topic of “How Technology Will Impact Occupational Health and Safety.”
ESSAY FINALIST: How Technology Will Impact Occupational Health and Safety (Withrow)
If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that nearly everything we humans do is aimed at making some other job easier. When the first wheel was invented, the neighbors probably pointed and laughed at the person pushing it around until the time came to haul a woolly mammoth back to camp.
ESSAY FINALIST: How Technology Will Impact Occupational Health and Safety (Schenk)
The landscape of occupational health has greatly advanced due to advancements in science and technology. Over the past two decades, emerging investigative technologies have allowed for greater understanding of occupational health hazards and mitigation (University of Washington, 2016).
ESSAY WINNER: How Technology Will Impact Occupational Health and Safety (Krzystowczyk)
Electronic data collection is a critical and ever changing process required for determining working conditions. The transition from a paper based workplace to a digital workplace is constantly occurring everywhere. The change from paper reports, personnel files, inspections, batch records, and most mail to their respective electronic versions is a revolution across industry.
New Turnout Gear Trim Made with 3M Scotchlite Helps Firefighters Move
As firefighters’ jobs have evolved, so has their need for high-performance gear that holds up to demanding service calls with extreme conditions. 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material — Series 5600 Fire Coat Comfort Trim is a segmented, stitch-free trim