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No one wants it to happen, but an emergency, natural or manmade, can strike at anytime, 24/7. What’s more, it need not be a major, nationally-televised incident, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or act of political terror. An event as common as a local building fire can present just as large a challenge to you. These resources will help you create a plan for handling such crises, whatever their scope, and to carry it out in a way that best protects your employees and your company.
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Even though the recent shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin did not involve work settings, they serve as an important reminder that violence may lurk when and where you least expect it. Although in most workplaces violence is not expected, it can erupt with little or no warning almost anywhere. That’s why you need to be […]
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 […]
Disabled employees may need help in the event of a workplace evacuation. The time to plan for their evacuation is now. During a workplace evacuation or fire drill, employees with disabilities should be assisted by one or more assigned designated assistants. It’s the job of designated assistants to help disabled employees to the nearest exit […]
OSHA has specific requirements for workplace exit routes to be used to evacuate employees in the event of an emergency. Here’s a quick look at the highlights. The general industry workplace rules for exit routes are located in the OSHA standards at 29 CFR 1910 Subpart E, and cover: 29 CFR 1910.34—Coverage and definitions 29 […]
