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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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Estimates on domestic violence cases number in the millions every year. What can you do when one of those cases involves your workplace? Here’s a true story about domestic violence and what you can do to help employee victims. When an employee at one company was being harassed by an ex-boyfriend some years back, the […]
Gary Findley, Safety Director for Grand Package Corp., was concerned when he heard that the company’s workers compensation insurance carrier wanted to conduct a safety audit of the plant. “Don’t worry,” the president of Grand Package reassured him. “It’s not as if we’re having an OSHA inspection. The insurance company is coming here to help […]
Chances are you employ someone who is being abused. Is that any of your business? It is when domestic violence enters your workplace. According to government statistics: As many as 1 in 4 women have experienced domestic violence at some time in their lives. Nearly 3 out of 4 Americans know someone who has been […]
Whenever there’s an accident—whether someone is killed or someone breaks an arm or leg—somebody is sure to ask, “How did it happen?” The answer should always be the same: “It didn’t happen. Accidents don’t just happen; they’re always caused.” Suppose you fall down the stairs in your house and break a leg. That didn’t just […]
An OSHA compliance officer showed up one day at a factory to conduct an inspection. He noticed a worker had just used a 4-pound sledgehammer with a crack that extended halfway down the handle. Immediately he cited the company for failing to make sure that the tools and equipment used by employees were safe (Sec. […]
No one likes to think about garbage; but if not handled properly, it can contribute to a fire that can burn your whole operation down. In one case, a fire broke out in a metal dumpster on an loading dock unequipped with sprinklers. Flames spread into the building, causing over a half million dollars’ worth […]
Corporate environmental sustainability is undergoing transformation from a footnote in annual reports to a fundamental pillar supporting a company’s financial disclosures to shareholders. CEOs are starting to recognize that issues such as climate change, water scarcity, and impacts on natural resources concern society, and that these issues affect their business. As greater attention is paid […]
You’ll be amazed at how easily you can cut your energy bill and protect the environment for little or no cost. If your job involves environmental responsibilities as well as management of workplace safety and health programs, you’ll be interested to learn about some simple energy-saving measures developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office […]
Does your company have an accident investigation program? Do they require that you, as the supervisor, investigate all accidents? Have you been trained on how to conduct an accident investigation? Many supervisors who are not trained to conduct a proper accident investigation will blame employee carelessness as the cause of an accident. The supervisor’s usual […]
With more prescription and OTC drugs on the market than ever before, and more people taking these drugs, there’s an increased risk of employees coming to work impaired by medications. While the dangers of alcohol and use of illegal drugs in the workplace have been much discussed and well documented, little attention has been paid […]