☕Your Guide to staying safe this allergy season

Good morning! To all the moms who wear the armor of strength, the vest of responsibility, and carry the clipboard of care — this one’s for you. 💪💛

Whether you're rocking PPE on the job or handling hazards at home, your love is the ultimate safety plan. You protect your crew and your kids with the same fierce commitment — and we see you.

This Mother’s Day, we salute every mom who’s raised a family and a safety culture at the same time. You're the real MVPs of the risk assessment world (and the bedtime routine).

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Safety Knights. You keep the world — and your little ones — safe. 💚

THIS WEEK’S TIPS

This week’s safety upgrades:

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 5 Step Fall Prevention

• Mental Health and Safety

• Seasonal Allergy Gameplan

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

This Weeks Professional Development Tip

• How to Write an Email That Will Actually Get a Response

Falls Still Kill — USACE Joins OSHA's Stand-Down to Break the Cycle

Despite decades of progress, falls remain construction’s deadliest threat — taking 421 lives in 2023 alone. That’s why U.S. Army Corps of Engineers teams are pausing this week to join OSHA’s nationwide Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls.

From its legacy EM 385-1-1 safety manual to a new Fall Protection Program launching this year, USACE is doubling down on culture, not just compliance. Because preventing falls isn’t about clipboards and checkboxes — it’s about mindset, preparation, and making safety everyone’s job before boots ever leave the ground.

Click to learn how USACE is keeping workers safer at heights — and why your jobsite should do the same.

One’s slick, fast, and built for high-stakes missions.

The other’s... limping through a 14-tab spreadsheet with broken formulas and a prayer.

🎯 EHS tech should feel like Bond, not burnout.

But too many safety teams are still relying on messy Excel sheets for critical risk data.

Origami Risk lays out 4 big shifts that take you from duct-taped processes to actual strategy:

✅ Compliance → Value
✅ Reactive → Predictive
✅ Siloed → Connected
✅ Lagging → Real-time

👉 Learn how to level up your program here

So—who’s running your program: 007 or “please don’t crash” Craig?

Mental Health Isn’t a Soft Skill — It’s the Core of Safety

If you think mental health is just HR’s job, Dr. Jody Carrington has news for you — and she delivered it loud and clear at the Energy Safety Conference with an F-bomb and a standing ovation. In an industry plagued by burnout and disconnection, Carrington challenged safety leaders to stop chasing compliance and start building connection. Because no amount of checklists will matter if your team doesn’t feel seen.

From regulating emotions to reversing burnout, she laid out a blueprint for human-first leadership — one rooted in calm, compassion, and calling people by name (yes, even their dog’s). Want to build a safer workplace? Start with acknowledgement.

👉 Click to read how this keynote is reshaping the safety field.

Allergy Season Isn’t Just Annoying — It’s a Workplace Safety Risk

Runny nose? Foggy brain? Allergy season is here — and it’s not just making workers miserable, it’s making some of them unsafe. With over half of workers experiencing symptoms and some medications causing drowsiness, allergies can lead to impaired judgment, slower reaction times, and serious safety risks on the job. Whether you’re behind the wheel or on the floor, staying safe starts with managing those sniffles.

From saline rinses to checking your meds for drowsiness warnings, here are 8 smart ways to protect your health and your workplace: Read the full list here. 

Your Ergo Solution.

Overexertion is costing companies $12.49 BILLION each year and feeding into a much larger problem! That’s why we’ve partnered with 3motionAI to enhance workplace safety with their Risk Flashlight solution. Together, we’re empowering EHS professionals to tackle these costly problems at the root, building a safer, more equitable workplace.

Steps to Take:

1. Learn more about 3motionAI: Read, here

2. Show company leadership how you can protect the bottom line.

3. Earn the respect you deserve by making a real impact.

NEWS
Your Virtual Water Cooler

• OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY ANNOUNCES 2025 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AWARD WINNERS

• More West Virginians are dying on the job. Federal cuts to workplace safety programs could make it worse.

• Cal/OSHA Issues Clarification on Lead Safety Rules for Abrasive Blasting in Construction

• Oregon OSHA’s annual ‘Safety Break’ set for May 14

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