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11 Small Changes to Help Workers Manage Their Stress
You can’t eliminate the stress your employees bring to work, but you can identify and eliminate organizational stressors. And you can provide tools and information to help workers manage their stress on their own. Stress management expert Susie Mantell (www.relaxintuit.com) is a firm believer in the power of incremental steps when trying to manage stress […]
What’s NOT a Waste
Fight Back Against Workplace Stress
Stress is a big problem in the workplace, and the signs are everywhere. Ever awaken at 3 a.m. in a sweaty panic over a work problem, a presentation you have to make, or looming deadline? Maybe you’ve lost your temper with the kids when the real problem was related to work. The signs and symptoms […]
OSHA Targets High-Hazard Worksites for Inspections This Year
OSHA has issued its annual site-specific targeting plan for inspections. High-risk workplaces will be top priority. This year, as in years past, OSHA is directing enforcement resources to workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur. The site-specific targeting (SST) program is one of OSHA’s main programmed inspection plans for high-hazard, non-construction workplaces […]
EPA’s Proposed UST Rules – Walkthrough Inspections
SPCC Infographic: What Type Of Plan Do You Need?
So, what’s a “qualified facility?” A qualified facility is one that meets the following Tier I or Tier II qualified facility criteria: A Tier I qualified facility is one that has no individual aboveground oil storage container with a capacity greater than 5,000 gal and that has had no single discharge of oil in harmful […]
Safety Monitoring of Remote and Lone Employees
Protecting the safety of lone or remote workers isn’t easy, but it’s your responsibility. There are many employees in the workplace who work alone or in remote areas where injuries and illnesses can occur, resulting in delays in emergency response or medical assistance. They include people who work outside normal business hours, such as: Janitors […]
OSHA Regulatory Agenda for 2013 and Beyond
What’s on OSHA’s agenda this year? Here’s a sneak peak. Annual Survey of Illnesses and Injuries, Electronic Submission—OSHA’s proposed rule will require the roughly 80,000 organizations that respond to the Agency’s annual survey of injuries and illnesses to submit their OSHA 300 Log and Summary data for the survey in electronic format. Backover Injuries and […]
