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A well-managed, mature safety committee can serve as a valuable adjunct to your safety department. Depending on members’ training and experience and the amount of time they have to work on committee business, you can expect assistance with: Regulatory compliance Emergency planning Rewriting the company safety manual Writing and reviewing job hazard analyses Drafting safety […]
Today, we offer a quick roundup of safety tips that you can share with your employees to protect them while they engage in popular summer recreational activities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in one recent year, more than 3,000 Americans were injured and over 700 killed in boating incidents. Of […]
A lot of workers will be taking vacation in August, so it’s still not to late for a safety meeting on off-the-job summer safety. We’re a little over a month into summer, and by now it’s not unlikely that at least an employee or two has had a safety-related mishap off the job. As we […]
For Jerry McGlynn, safety director for McWilliams Electric Company, bringing training in-house was a strategic choice. In today’s Advisor, we learn more about why he made the choice and how he implements training. About 10 years ago, McGlynn’s father, who owns the company, began to calculate what he was spending to send employees out for […]
Witness interviews often reveal important information about workplace accidents. Make sure to make the most of them. Witness interviews should be conducted by experienced safety personnel as soon after an incident as possible, before memories fade or recollections change. Questions to ask witnesses include the following: Please fully describe the accident sequence from start to […]
One accident is bad enough. But when the same thing happens again… well, that’s too much! Here are some suggestions for preventing repeat accidents. When an accident occurs, the first thing that needs to be done, of course, is treat any injuries. Then a series of key steps must be taken: Secure the area of […]