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Safety and Employee Engagement—What’s in It for Them?

Jul 12, 2019 | Keeping Current

All employers should know how great the benefits can be when employees embrace safety and live it every day. But some employees may think, What’s in it for me? Well, plenty! Take a look at our list of benefits for employees who buy into safety—and tips on...

Safety 2019: Successfully Navigate Your Next OSHA Inspection

Jun 14, 2019 | Keeping Current

If OSHA knocked on your door, how would you respond? Would you throw open the doors to your facility and give the inspector free reign, or would you demand that the inspector obtain a warrant before entering? That decision—and the many others that take...

Trench Safety Stand Down set for June 17-21

Jun 12, 2019 | Keeping Current

Photo: National Utility Contractors Association Fairfax, VA — The National Utility Contractors Association is calling on employers involved in trench work to participate in the fourth annual Trench Safety Stand Down. The event, scheduled for June 17-21, is...

6 Key Elements of a Workplace Safety Audit

Jun 11, 2019 | Keeping Current

Conducting a workplace safety audit is the most comprehensive way for a company to gauge the efficiency, effectiveness and legality of its total health and safety management system. In addition to ensuring that a business remains in compliance with local,...

National Safety Month: Time to Protect Your Facility

Jun 3, 2019 | Keeping Current

These tips will help you provide the best protection for your facility and employees. Facility and building regulations vary across industries, but all facility managers are responsible for prioritizing safety for building occupants and assets. Although...

With Warm Months Approaching, a Renewed Call for Heat Stress Standard

May 24, 2019 | Keeping Current

Public Citizen urged the Secretary of Labor and head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish a federal standard for protecting workers from heat stress. The group cited recently overturned OSHA citations as evidence of the...

Loading Dock Safety in 5 Easy Steps

May 24, 2019 | Keeping Current

For manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers, loading docks are the center of the action—the hub for receiving and unloading freight. Loading docks can be exterior or fully enclosed in a receiving bay, and they are typically located near...

7 Memorial Day Weekend Safety Tips

May 23, 2019 | Keeping Current

The National Safety Council provides estimates on road fatalities for the weekend. This year is the first time in four years the National Safety Council (NSC) estimates fewer than 400 people will perish in motor vehicle accidents over the three-day Memorial Day...

Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction This Week

May 8, 2019 | Keeping Current

By Guy Burdick | May 8, 2019 |Construction, Personnel Safety Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, accounting for one-third of worker deaths in the industry, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...

National Safety Stand-Down, May 6 – 10, 2019

May 6, 2019 | Keeping Current

Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 366 of the 971 construction fatalities recorded in 2017 (BLS data). Those deaths were preventable. The National Safety Stand-Down...