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‘Sign Up’ for Workplace Safety
Safety signage in the workplace prevents accidents and injuries. Make sure your signs and tags do the job. You’ve seen the signs—the ones that say important things like “Bridge Out” or “Wrong Way”—but somehow the cartoon and movie characters miss them because the signs are overgrown with brush, blown over by the wind, or otherwise […]
2012 TRI Data Show Some Positive Trends
Oil Pollution Prevention part 110 – Discharge Incident Reporting FAQs
3 Requirements for OSHA-Compliant Confined Spaces Training
OSHA has many requirements for confined spaces training, but compliance doesn’t have to be difficult. Permit-required confined space training must include three key issues: Nature of the hazards Actions to take when exposed to hazards How to arrange for a rescue So says Michael Lawrence, principal of Summit Safety Technologies (Long Beach, CA), accomplished safety […]
Is Training the Right Solution for a Performance Problem?
In today’s Advisor, we hear from an expert on how to determine whether training is the solution you need to fix performance problems. Asking many questions before selecting or designing a training program can help determine whether training is the right solution for a performance problem or whether there is an underlying, nontraining issue that […]
Oil Pollution Prevention part 112 – Facility Response Plan FAQs
Evaluating and Locating Safer Solvent Substitutes
Key Issues in Confined Space Rescue
Because of the many hazards associated with confined spaces and the potential for fatal accidents, OSHA requires employers to have a confined-space rescue procedure. Whether the rescue team is internal or external, members of the team must understand how to help victims inside the space during emergencies and get them out safely. Once the rescue […]
Turn Your Supervisors into Safety Role Models
In the safest workplaces, supervisors aren’t just safety rule enforcers, they’re also safety role models. Employees’ behavior on the job is significantly influenced by the way their supervisors think and act about workplace safety. Studies show that supervisors’ effectiveness in accident prevention is dependent on the behavior they model for employees. If workers believe that […]