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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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Costs of hearing loss compensation can add up very quickly. This is especially troubling, given that noise-induced hearing loss is most common occupational injury in the United States. Compensation for hearing loss have been known to cost over $38,000 for loss of hearing in one ear and over $80,000 for hearing loss in both ears. […]
One of the biggest challenges of maintaining a successful hearing conservation program is getting employees to wear hearing protection. Here are some suggestions that can help. You face the same problem with hearing protection that you do with other forms of PPE—employee resistance. You provide them with state-of-the-art PPE to protect them from hazards, you […]
Good communication is fundamental to a safe workplace. Safety messages of all kinds and in all forms must flow all through the organization and be heard by all. It’s often said that safety is everyone’s responsibility. It’s also often said that management commitment and employee involvement are critical factors in developing an effective safety and […]
Find out how one company has leveraged their existing safety and health management system to cover employee off-the-job safety and become a leader in the field. “We finally realized the cost to the business as so many more people are hurt at home than at work,” says Dale Wriedt, manager of work and life safety […]
As a safety professional, you’re dedicated to protecting employees from the moment they clock in to the time they leave work. But what about all the hours before and after? What’s your obligation to employee protection beyond the workday? The formerly clear distinction between on- and off-the-job safety is becoming blurred. Increasingly, employers are investing […]
Hazardous material spills happen without warning. That means you have to be prepared with the proper PPE to protect your cleanup crew. Chemical spills won’t wait for you to locate and purchase appropriate PPE for your responders. Not having the right PPE on hand can mean employees "make do" with whatever is around—and that could […]
Does your safety management program meet all these criteria? It should. Management Leadership Do you: Develop policies that provide clear priorities for safety and health? Consider safety and health to be a line rather than a staff function? Follow safety and health rules personally, leading by example? Delegate authority to those with assigned safety responsibilities? […]
Protecting employees and the workplace from fires is an important job—too important to let anything fall through the cracks. Robert Solomon is division manager for building and life safety codes for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). He leads a team of engineers who develop and update NFPA codes, conduct fire investigations, and are involved […]
Experts say about 85% of workplace fires result from human error and 15% from equipment problems. That means fires are a largely preventable hazard. Keep fire safety top of mind at your company to reduce risk. The list of workplace fire hazards doesn’t include many surprises. Still it’s a good idea to review them with […]
Eye injuries may not be the most common of workplace injuries, but they can be among the most damaging and disabling. Eye injuries in the workplace are all too common, and all too costly, both in consequences for you and for injured workers. Just cast your eyes over these eye injury statistics from NIOSH: Each […]