Category: Training

April 4 to 8 is National Work Zone Awareness Week, which makes it a good time to give your employees vital information on driving safely in work zones. Spring is also the season when road construction projects start up in earnest, so your employees will undoubtedly be encountering work zones on their commutes or when […]

Good housekeeping is a foundation of safety in every work space of every workplace. However, it’s particularly important in the warehouse where a variety of workers are doing a variety of jobs with a variety of equipment. If you have a warehouse in your workplace, conduct regular refresher training on warehouse housekeeping procedures. Here’s a […]

Special lifting situations such as group lifts and lifting oversized objects require special training to prevent accidents and injuries. Aside from teaching employees the basic safe lifting technique, you may also need to train for special lifting situations such as: Group lifts Lifting oversized or particularly heavy loads Lifting bags and sacks Lifting object down […]

Lifting-related back injuries are among the most commonly reported workplace injuries. They also cost big bucks and a lot of lost productivity. Here’s a four-step safe lifting plan that can help prevent lifting-related back injuries in your workplace. 1. Implement Engineering Controls Appropriate engineering controls can be highly effective in reducing lifting-related injuries. For example: […]

Emergency preparedness is critical in the workplace and may be one of the first things you cover when training new employees. But it’s also a good idea to give workers practical safety information for home weather emergencies, too. Being prepared for weather emergencies can make a big difference in the impact such an event makes […]

Find out how the safety director of a small company manages to deliver quality, cost-effective training that lives up to the company slogan Safety Always. For Jerry McGlynn, safety director for McWilliams Electric Co., bringing training in-house was a strategic decision. The family-owned business of about 90 employees calculated what it was spending to send […]

What are the two most important parts of a safety training session? According to one safety consultant, they’re the opener and the closer. When it comes to openers and closers, safety consultant Linda Tapp urges trainers to keep in mind the law of primary and “recency.” Trainees are going to remember what you do first […]

You’ve probably trained your workers on how to keep their eyes safe from injury on and off the job. But have you also educated employees on how to keep their eyes healthy? March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, the perfect opportunity to give your workers a brief overview on eye health and wellness. Use the […]

Carbon monoxide can be a killer both on the job and at home, so training your workers on its dangers is time well spent. Begin by emphasizing that carbon monoxide (CO) is particularly dangerous because it is an invisible, odorless gas. Therefore, people can’t identify it by seeing or smelling it. CO is formed when […]

Workplace burns common injuries that need prompt and proper attention, especially when the burn is serious. Are your employees trained in first aid for burns? Workplace burn injuries range from minor to life threatening. Employees should know basic first aid for burns so that they can respond quickly and effectively when someone is burned on […]