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Are Corrosives Eating Away at Safety in Your Facility?

Are your workers in danger from corrosive chemicals? If so, give them the information they need to protect themselves. Workers may know that corrosive materials can be hazardous to their skin and eyes, but are they aware that these substances are also highly reactive when they come into contact with certain other substances? Or that […]

Have a Heart for Wellness Training

In last Friday’s Advisor, we looked at the growing problem of obesity in America and how wellness training can improve your employees’ health and your organization’s bottom line. Today we’ll focus on the related issue of heart attacks and how you can train employees to lower their risk. February is American Heart Month, the perfect […]

GHS Review: Part 2

In yesterday’s GHS review, we talked about compliance guidelines, how GHS has changed HazCom, and GHS-compliant labeling requirements. Today, we review issues involving the SDS and employee training. Manufacturers, importers, or distributors must provide a safety data sheet (SDS) to their customers for each hazardous chemical at the time of the first shipment of the […]

7 Steps to World-Class Safety Performance: Part 2

Yesterday, we reviewed the first 4 steps toward world-class safety performance. Today, we present the rest. 5. Be Ready for Anything Be prepared to handle a wide-range of unexpected events effectively. Emergency plans should anticipate all possible contingencies. Make sure your plans include at least the following: Procedure for reporting emergencies Evacuation policy, procedures, route […]

7 Steps to World-Class Safety Performance: Part 1

Today, we present the first 4 steps, and tomorrow we’ll review the rest. 1. Engage Employees Involving employees in the safety process is essential to safety success. It provides a way for them to demonstrate and share their commitment while building pride, ownership, and skills. Here are a few proven methods to spark participation: