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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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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 […]
What can you do to help workers maintain a healthy weight and keep your bottom line healthy at the same time? Read about a company that’s helping its workers lose tons of weight. Employees of Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) lost more than 53,000 pounds last year. HCSC is the owner and operator of Blue […]
OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements appear straightforward, but the devil is in the details. Pound for pound, obese workers cost you plenty. Here are some facts that should disturb you. Which employee health issue costs employers more, obesity or smoking? If you guessed obesity, you guessed right. A study in the Journal of Occupational and […]
Failure to keep complete and accurate OSHA injury and illness records as required by 29 CFR 1904 can lead to citations and penalties. What happens if you slip up on recordkeeping? OSHA says that where the OSHA 300 and OSHA 301 forms are concerned, the following actions may be taken: When no records have been […]
OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements appear straightforward, but the devil is in the details. Here’s a quick reminder of the main requirements. Coverage The recordkeeping standard (29 CFR 1904) requires you to keep records of occupational deaths, injuries and illnesses, and make reports to OSHA and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Small employers (10 […]
Federal safety and health rules require all employers to provide a safe and healthful workplace. OSHA’s general housekeeping and sanitation requirements apply to nearly all permanent places of employment. OSHA’s housekeeping and sanitation rules for general industry (29 CFR 1910.22 and 1910.141) require employers to keep workplaces clean and sanitary in order to promote a […]