Is Your Violence Prevention Policy Really Doing Its Job?
These key principles will help you ensure that your violence prevention policy is effective.
Tag: safety culture
Safety Onboarding: A Crucial Part of an Employee’s First Few Days
Your safety onboarding program says a lot about your organization and the importance it gives to safety. Make sure your new hires are getting the right message. A new employee’s first few days on the job are a crucial time for conveying essential safety information and establishing a proper orientation to workplace safety. During that […]
Survey Finds Link Between Employee Health and Company Culture
Find out why having a strong culture of health could be important for your bottom line.
3 Steps for Developing a Stress-Reduction Program
Stressed workers can be a safety hazard. Here are three steps for reducing stress and the risk of stress-related accidents. According to a recent survey, 62 percent of employees report high levels of stress, leading to extreme fatigue and feeling out of control. Highly stressed workers are less likely to eat healthfully, exercise, and get […]
How to Control Combustible Dust Hazards
Controlling combustible dust hazards is essential for preventing catastrophic accidents, and control begins with assessment and training. OSHA says that facilities that may have combustible dust hazards should carefully identify the following in order to assess their potential for dust explosions: Materials that can be combustible when finely divided Processes which use, consume, or produce […]
10 Good Reasons Why Safety Training Is a Sound Investment
Investing in safety training is investing in your company.
Leverage Safety for Business Success
Here’s expert who urges safety professionals to emphasize the connection between safety and business success. Today’s safety professionals need to be thinking about more than completing OSHA 300 logs and delivering HazCom training, says Kathy Seabrook, founder and president of Global Solutions, Inc. They also need to be sure they’re providing benefits and value that […]
How Do You Train Employees to Stay Focused on Safety When Their Work Becomes Routine?
It’s well known that workers who perform the same tasks day after day tend to lose focus on the hazards because the work becomes routine. In today’s Advisor, Marc Gomez has some innovative ideas about how to turn that around by training employees to become more conscious about the attendant risks of what they’re doing. […]
Are Your Employees On Board with PPE Requirements?
Here’s one employer that takes personal protective equipment (PPE) very seriously and does everything possible to encourage employees to do likewise. CSX is one of the nation’s leading transportation suppliers. Its transportation network encompasses about 21,000 miles of track in 23 states, the District of Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. Barry Morton is the former head […]
Two Big Substance Abuse Policy Mistakes
Is your substance abuse policy effective? If the policy isn’t doing the job, you could be in for trouble. According to Attorney Mark A. de Bernardo, Esq., of Jackson Lewis LLP, employers often make mistakes in their substance abuse policies that render the policies ineffective and leave their organizations vulnerable to litigation. He cites two […]