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Yesterday, we looked at the first 6 of 12 suggestions for promoting safety during National Safety Month and all year long. Today, we pick up with steps 6 through 12, and we invite you to try a money-saving resource for meeting all your safety training needs. (Here are the first six suggestions for promoting and […]
The National Safety Council, which sponsors National Safety Month, says that this month is a time to promote round-the-clock safety and health. This year’s event focuses on four themes, each with its own week—teen driving (June 1-7), falls prevention (June 8-14), overexertion (June 15-21), and distracted driving (June 22-28). While the themes of National Safety […]
Our Safety Training Tips editor says the best laid training plans can go awry if you don’t know how to get—and hold—your audience’s attention. What’s the attention span of your trainees? According to studies of adult learners, your trainees may be paying a lot less attention to vital safety training than you think. Most studies […]
Employees who work in noisy environments need to understand the steps they can take to protect their hearing. A comprehensive hearing safety training program provides them with the information they need. OSHA says that if employees are regularly exposed to noise levels above 85 dB, a monitoring program must be developed and instituted. Employees must […]
Noise isn’t just loud and annoying on the job. It can be a safety and health problem as well—a problem OSHA requires you to do something about. Understanding and applying OSHA standards is at the heart of any safety and health program. When the safety issue is hearing conservation, the standard you need to understand […]
OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck standard (29 CFR 1910.178) establishes safety requirements relating to the design, maintenance, and use of forklifts as well as the training and evaluation of forklift operators. Compliance with the regulations, however, often raises important questions. Here are some that have been fielded by BLR’s safety experts. Does OSHA require a specific […]
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among workers in the United States. OSHA does not have specific regulations covering motor vehicle safety, but our Safety Training Tips Editor offers these tips for keeping your employees safe while traveling to or from work . Encourage employees to take these precautions when commuting by […]
Yesterday, we talked about the hazards of compressed gases. Today, we look at the precautions your employees need to take when handling and storing compressed gas cylinders. You just can’t be too careful with compressed gases. And when you have a high standard of care, you also need a high standard of training to ensure […]
Compressed gas cylinders in the wrong hands can be killers. They have the potential to burn, explode, or release toxic vapors. Don’t wait for an accident to wake the sleeping giant in your workplace. Train employees now about compressed gas safety. Compressed gas cylinders may look perfectly safe to your workers, the gas all contained […]
MSDSs provide essential safety and health information about the chemicals in your workplace. But they can only do their job and help protect against chemical hazards if employees actually use them. The MSDS should be the main resource employees rely on when they have questions about chemical hazards and precautions. But do they actually consult […]