Top 10 Safety Must Reads

OSHA and DOT Speak Out on Texting and Driving
Many or all of your workers drive to work every day, and some may be required by their jobs to spend part or all of their workday driving. Any of them could be at risk of being injured or killed in a distracted driving accident.

OSHA’s Top 10: How to Stay Off the List
Every year OSHA publishes its Top 10 violations list, and every year employers fall into the same trap, garnering citations and often hefty fines. Last year was no different.

Take the HazCom ‘Brain-Teaser’ Quiz
Got a few minutes to test your knowledge of HazCom requirements? Answer the questions below and then check your responses.

OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements: Recordable Injury or Not?
Even the most experienced safety professionals sometimes have questions about OSHA requirements. Here are some questions recently received by safety experts at Safety.BLR.com.

Annual Training Calendar
As a safety supervisor, your New Year’s resolutions may have included improving safety training in your workplace. Now that January’s almost over, how’s that resolution holding up? One way to fulfill that resolution is to develop an annual training calendar to keep you on track and ensure that you cover all necessary topics. That includes training on new equipment and processes—as well as OSHA-required refresher training and evergreen safety topics that are always relevant.

6 Steps to a Safer Workplace
Here are six steps you can take to improve workplace safety and better protect employees from injuries and illness.

Walking/Working Surface Rules Need Changes, OSHA Says
OSHA is proposing revisions to 29 CFR 1910, Subparts D and I. Here’s what may change.

Napping at Work? You’re Not Dreaming
Read about an expert who recommends offering nap breaks to keep workers safer and boost productivity.

Office Workers: The Forgotten Workforce?
Forgetting about anybody when you assess and plan workplace safety programs? What about office workers? They face hazards, too.

7 Steps to Safer, Healthier Employees
Safe and healthy workers are productive, satisfied workers. That’s good for you and the organization’s bottom line.

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