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Here’s a company that emphasizes safety at its customer contact center and has achieved remarkable results. Last fall, United Airlines’ Detroit Customer Contact Center was named a Star VPP worksite by Michigan OSHA. It was the first Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) certification for United Airlines. Kerry Fischman, senior staff specialist for corporate ground safety, says […]
Where do the candidates stand on EHS issues? Issue: Climate Change By Timothy P. Fagan, BLR Air Expert tfagan@blr.com Barack Obama: Will continue efforts to reduce carbon pollution and combat climate change. In his speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the President stated “my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution […]
Because office areas are not the most hazardous parts of most industrial workplaces, they may not be a safety priority for you and safety probably isn’t an issue much on the minds of office workers, either. As a result, minor hazards go undetected, and those small problems can become costly injuries. What are the major […]
Here’s a report of a real court case involving an assault by one employee on a co-worker. You probably won’t see such cases featured on the evening news, but they happen all the time—and they are incidents of workplace violence that need to be addressed. When Buddy arrived at work that day for the second […]
This month we continue assessing your various training options to help you put together the right mix of blended learning to ensure your workers are the best trained they can be. In this issue, we’ll look at online training, which offers several options for teaching employees. Many companies with employees in a variety of locations […]
This month we continue assessing your various training options to help you put together the right mix of blended learning to ensure your workers are the best trained they can be. In this issue, we’ll look at online training, which offers several options for teaching employees. Many companies with employees in a variety of locations […]
