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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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Preventing hazard exposure at the former Hanford nuclear production complex in Washington State is a tough problem, but it’s one that safety management and employees work together successfully to solve. At Hanford, where a $2.4 billion, 10-year project to remove environmental risks is currently under way, radiation, chemical, and asbestos hazards are part of the […]
We often hear reports of companies proudly proclaiming that their lost-time injury rates are below the industry average, or that a certain department has gone X number of days without a lost-time injury. Prizes are awarded to the departments or individuals with the best records. However, insurance experts warn that under the surface of all […]
Why do some people persist in taking chances and others don’t? How can you get your workers to realize that taking a chance is just not worth the risk? Have a heart-to-heart discussion with them at your next safety meeting. Ask them when they’ve taken chances at home or work and discuss what could have […]
Job hazard analysis is a time-tested way to identify and correct job hazards. It’s simple, it works with any job, and it gets the results you need to create a safer workplace. Most simply put, job hazard analysis (JHA) breaks jobs into basic steps, identifies the hazards associated with each step, and prescribes controls for […]
The Safety Daily Advisor® announced today the release of a free white paper for safety professionals, Proven Strategies To Increase The Value of EHS, which will help safety professionals to use the tools of business managers to effectively measure the performance of their programs “The value of EHS functions in an organization’s overall performance is […]
Here are six steps you can take to improve workplace safety and better protect employees from injuries and illness. The risk management firm PMA Companies has recently released a report entitled Six Steps to a Safer Workforce: Building Accountability as an Essential Element for Injury Prevention in the Healthcare Industry. The document urges employers to […]
Guest Post by: David Galt Senior Legal Editor Business & Legal Resources, Inc. There’s been a lot of discussion and concern voiced about OSHA’s proposal to require many businesses to create a formal injury and illness prevention program. Perhaps it would be a good idea to look at the states that already require certain businesses […]
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Eliminating accidents and injuries is the ultimate goal of all safety programs. But to achieve this goal, safety programs must incorporate a specific accident prevention policy. The best safety programs incorporate an accident prevention policy that covers these basic points: A statement of the company’s commitment to safety Establishment of a safety committee and an […]
One accident is bad enough. But when the same accidents occur over and over, you have to act fast and decisively to put a stop to the mistakes that lead to repeat accidents. Breaking the chain of repeat accidents is a priority in any workplace. An accident can cause injuries, affect production and morale, damage […]