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The Occupational Safety and Health Act prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees for complaining about unsafe workplace conditions. But what does that really mean? The original writers of the Occupational Safety and Health Act knew that they couldn’t police every workplace everyday. They knew that, to a great degree, compliance officers would be […]
Effective workplace hazard protection takes leadership and commitment. Find out how to demonstrate safety leadership and shape a safer workplace. In its Safety & Health Management Systems eTool, OSHA says that effective protection from workplace hazards takes leadership and commitment from management. “Management leadership provides the motivating force and the resources for organizing and controlling […]
If trainees aren’t engaged in training, they aren’t learning what they need to know. Here’s how to tell if they’re engaged or disengaged. The difference between effective safety training that employees apply to their jobs and training that fails to have a positive impact depends on whether or not trainees are fully engaged in the […]
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. Since nobody wants to overwhelm new employees on their first day, some safety issues have to wait for Day 2 and beyond. During that time, someone—either the new […]
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Take a quick tour of OSHA’s respiratory protection requirements now, and follow up later with a close look at the standard. OSHA’s general industry respiratory protection standard (29 CFR 1910.134) applies to virtually any situation that requires respirator use in any industry except agriculture. The standard requires: A written respiratory protection plan with worksite-specific procedures […]
Here’s a plant where safety is an “official big deal” and vigilance is the hallmark of the safety process. From the moment they walk in the door, new employees at Tripp Plastics are advised in clear terms of the plant’s commitment to safety. During orientation they are presented with a policy statement that explains what’s […]
Read about a company that is striving for a zero incident culture and achieving some amazing results. “We’re striving to get to the point where we have no incidents whatsoever; no scrapes, no lacerations, no bumps in the head—all those things that can happen on a daily basis,” says James Hefti, vice president of human […]
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 […]
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 […]