Think of the last thing you’d like to hear when at work: “Mr. Safety, I think we have a problem!” It is just after lunch, and this is how you are greeted by the operations supervisor who is now ...

I can truthfully, and without bias, say the misuse of the term "safety engineer" is a serious one, denigrating to all engineers. As I understand it, NO American college of engineering offers a "Safety ...

The term “life cycle safety” simply refers to the electrical safety factors that must be considered for the life of a piece of equipment or system. Such safety considerations begin at the initial ...

Engineers solve problems using math, science, and technology. As a problem-solver, every potential answer an engineer devises must be weighed against the realities of the physical world and other ...

Safety in workplace settings has often focused on protective equipment and training as a means to reduce accident severity and risk. The Master of Engineering (MEng) with a concentration in Advanced ...

“I’m not really an HSE professional,” explained Shawn Hopkins, global behavior and culture safety leader at Procter and Gamble (P&G). “I’m really an engineer in an HSE leadership role.” On the literal ...

Standard safety or operating procedures are a set of instructions an organization or industry association develops to define or standardize the steps involved in specific tasks that are part of a ...

I recently attended the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s second Line-of-Duty Death Prevention Summit in Novato, Calif. It was an excellent forum where safety-conscious fire service leaders ...

Learn how functional safety impacts the design and deployment of collaborative robots that operate near people.

In the early nineteen-seventies, Denny Gioia worked in the recall office of the Ford Motor Company. His job was to read field reports from the engineers Ford had posted around the country. If a safety ...

A Boeing engineer filed an ethics complaint last year accusing the company of rejecting 737 Max safety upgrades. Meanwhile, the FAA has ordered airlines to inspect other 737s for structural cracks.