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Training is the number one element in accident, incident, and illness avoidance. Check the articles here frequently for the latest and best tips on techniques, trends, programs and equipment. We offer explanations for group, one-one, or self-directed situations, in both general and specific work activities. Your training will be both easier and more effective if you do.
As we near the end of National Burn Awareness Week (February 1-7), our Safety Training Tips editor says it is an ideal time to teach your employees about the nature and treatment of workplace burns. Burns are a common workplace injury. When they’re not too serious, burns can usually be effectively treated with simple first […]
Yesterday we looked at the 10 steps OSHA requires authorized lockout/tagout (LOTO) employees to follow. Today we turn to the LOTO standard’s training requirements and look at a tool that takes the pain out of providing LOTO training. As we discussed yesterday, OSHA’s LOTO standard (29 CFR 1910.147) requires you to train three groups of […]
If your training budget has taken a hit, don’t despair. There’s plenty you can do to create maximum training impact at a minimum cost (we like to think that the Safety Daily Advisor newsletter and website fall into that category). Today our Safety Training Tips editor gives you some other ideas. Contracting with safety consults […]
Yesterday’s Advisor reviewed the inspection, maintenance, storage, and repair requirements of OSHA’s respiratory protection regulation. Today we move on to the regulation’s often ignored training requirements—and a handy resource for meeting those OSHA mandates. In any workplace in which a respirator is required, the employer must establish a written respiratory protection program with specific procedures […]
Confined spaces can be awkward and uncomfortable to work in. What’s more, hazards are generally even more severe when they exist in confined spaces. Today our Safety Training Tips editor gives some tips for avoiding an OSHA citation—or worse—an accident. Confined space accidents happen more often than you might think. And the National Institute of […]
Yesterday we covered tips for keeping your workers safe when they are in or around golf cart-type vehicles. But your employees are even more at risk on the open road, so today we’ll look at defensive driving training for your workforce. When you think of work-related safety hazards, you probably think about what goes on […]
Our Safety Training Tips editor says that taking steps to keep their brains sharp makes your employees safer workers who will live healthier, longer lives. Workplace safety and health depends on alert workers. Keeping employees’ brains sharp and focused on the challenges they face at work helps them to learn, solve problems, and become more […]
Our Safety Training Tips editor says that while the dangers of radon gas may be a safety problem primarily in the home environment, it’s something your workers should be trained on. Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas. Although most people don’t know it, radon kills many thousands of Americans every year. And what they generally […]
Yesterday we looked at the question of whether space heaters, because of the fire safety hazard they pose, should be banned from your workplace. Today we turn to the larger issues of emergency action and fire prevention, and how you can—and must—train your workers on these crucial topics. According to OSHA, workplace fires and explosions […]
We all know that safety is no laughing matter, but our Safety Training Tips editor says humor can be a valuable tool in getting your safety training messages across. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you. TV comedian/pianist Victor Borge used to say that laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Laughing together […]