Category: Special Topics in Safety Management

Safety is a process, and as such, needs to be managed. This section offers resources to create a viable safety program, sell it to senior management, train supervisors and employees in using it, and then track and report your progress. Look also for ways to advance your own skills in these areas, both for your current job, and those that follow.

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Engineering a Safer and Healthier Tomorrow

Businesses reap all kinds of benefits from the investments they make in employee protection. At Lockheed Martin, an innovative approach that blends wellness and safety has sent rates down, boosted employee engagement, and garnered accolades for the company. Read more.

OSHA 300 Recordkeeping and Reporting

Injury and illness recordkeeping is a common pitfall for many companies. Employers with more than 10 employees must keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses; however, certain low-hazard industries are exempt. All employers, including those exempt from standard recordkeeping or reporting requirements under workplace safety and health rules, must report any fatality, inpatient hospitalization, amputation, […]

Amputation Emphasis Program Updated by OSHA

OSHA recently issued an updated National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Amputations, replacing the program in place since 2006. The agency says the updated NEP uses current enforcement and injury data to assist with site targeting. Will your facility be among those inspected? Keep reading to learn if you’re at risk. Read more.

The EHS Daily Advisor and Safety in 5 Are on the Way!

To the loyal readers of the Safety Daily Advisor: Thanks for reading! We’re revamping our newsletter lineup to be more responsive to our reader’s interests. Effective Monday, September 14, the Environmental Daily Advisor and the Safety Daily Advisor will consolidate into the EHS Daily Advisor, which will feature topics of interest to both Safety and […]

10 Steps to Take Your Safety Program to the Next Level

Safety professionals have long been advised to integrate safety into overall business operations rather than to make it a stand-alone function. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “…sound OSH management, integrated into an organization’s overall management and business, is one of the main success factors to ensure improvements in workers’ […]

Safety and the Small Business: Resources for Small Businesses

Small businesses accounted for more than 60 percent of net new jobs created between 1993 and mid-2013 in the United States. In recent years, very small firms—those in the 20- to 499-employee category—have led job creation. But they face compliance challenges. Here are some resources that can help small businesses play up. The primary challenge […]

Safety and the Small Business: Specific Challenges and OSHA Support

Small business fuels the American economy. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a “small business” as an independent company with fewer than 500 employees. According to the SBA, there are about 28 million such companies, which represent about 49 percent of private sector employment. Being a small business shouldn’t keep you from thinking big […]