Workplace Visitors Sample Policy, Plus 14 Key Points
Every organization should have a policy concerning workplace visitors. These policies not only protect the visitors, they also protect the safety and security of your workplace and your workforce.
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.
Free Special Report: 50 Tips for More Effective Safety Training
Finding the Right Leader to Drive Safety Participation
Does your safety leader need to be a safety expert? Putting a safety expert in charge of building your safety culture may actually hold you back.
What Are the OSHA Requirements for Sink-Mounted Eyewash Stations?
Q: I have a client that would like to install sink-mounted eyewash station in their commercial kitchen. What are the requirements for these type of units to meet OSHA standards?
Little-Known Safety Connections to the Puget Sound Plane Crash
It made national news in August when a stolen plane crashed on a small island in Puget Sound. A couple of slightly lesser-known facts are that it crashed uncomfortably close to a cabin that happens to be owned by a safety professional, and a former coworker of the man who crashed the plane said there […]
Pre-Labor Day Report Slams OSHA Rollbacks
In a pre-Labor Day report, the advocacy group Public Citizen accuses President Donald Trump of having broken his campaign promise that “the American worker will finally have a president who will protect them and fight for them.”
Meet Our Runners-Up for the Latest Round of Safety Standout Awards
The EHS Daily Advisor Safety Standout Awards highlight companies and safety professionals who excel in making their workplaces safer. Help us recognize these outstanding companies who are runners-up for our latest round of awards, which had a special focus on safety culture!
EHS on Tap: E38 Connected Safety: The Digital Transformation of EHS
There are a lot of exciting innovations popping up in the field of environment, health, and safety, and the technological revolution shows no signs of slowing down. What does this interconnectedness of safety functions, what we might call the digital transformation of EHS, mean for you? We have two guests today to talk to us […]
Announcing Our Latest Safety Standout Award Winners!
The EHS Daily Advisor Safety Standout Awards recognize companies and safety professionals who excel in making their workplaces safe, and this round of awards was all about safety culture. Read on to meet our award winners, who will be recognized at the upcoming Safety Culture 2018 event!
Preliminary Research Indicates Motor Vehicle Deaths Remain High
According to data from the National Safety Council (NSC), the number of motor vehicle deaths have remained relatively stable in the first half of 2018. However, the council also warns that if this trend continues, the U.S. might see its third straight year with up to 40,000 roadway deaths.
Guarding Against the Dangers of Pinch Points
OSHA recently cited an Ohio tool manufacturer for not providing adequate protection to an employee who suffered a partial finger amputation when he was caught in the pinch point of a conveyor belt. The employer faces a $213,411 penalty. The company was cited for a similar violation in 2016, says OSHA, which has placed the […]