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Safety is a process, and as such, needs to be managed. This section offers resources to create a viable safety program, sell it to senior management, train supervisors and employees in using it, and then track and report your progress. Look also for ways to advance your own skills in these areas, both for your current job, and those that follow.
There’s help out there if you need advice about improving safety performance and compliance. And some of it is free. Here’s the success story of one employer who turned to its state OSHA for assistance. After developing an innovative process for manufacturing sidewall panels for recreational vehicles and motor homes, Dicor called in the expertise […]
Who’s in favor of employee involvement? Practically everybody. But the real question is, how do you make it work? Ask a roomful of safety professionals if they favor employee involvement for improving safety and health, and you’ll likely see all hands rise. It’s intuitive that getting workers engaged in safety and health will enhance their […]
Here’s a company where the safety program is built around employee involvement. The Ruhlin Company, headquartered near Akron, Ohio, has 350 employees who work on a variety of construction projects. Safety director Ryan Nicholson says the company’s safety program is built around employee involvement. Workers have to feel some kind of ownership in the program, […]
Poultry producers have had their share of run-ins with OSHA, but a Wayne Farms, LLC, site is getting attention for a more positive reason. The company’s Enterprise, Alabama, site recently celebrated 3 million hours worked without a lost-time accident. Keep reading to learn how they did it. Getting there is no accident, says Wayne Farms […]
Today, we look first at some interesting injury statistics and then review 10 common compliance pitfalls that can lead to citations, accidents, and injuries A recent report by the insurance carrier Allsup finds that injury rates vary considerably by state, even for workers in the same industries. Keep reading to find out how your state […]
Yesterday, we reviewed key administrative issues concerning workplace safety signs and tags. Today, we talk about employee training. OSHA regulates the form and content of many safety signs and tags (29 CFR 1910.145). The regulations tell you what colors, shapes, and wording to use to provide safety information and warnings. The regulations also require you […]
Workplace safety signs and tags prevent accidents. Select and place them with care Your employees should be familiar with the hazards associated with their own work areas. But as they go about the facility, they may come into casual contact with risks they don’t know about. Outsiders who come into your facility may also be […]
Happy Labor Day Safety professionals! As fall approaches, we take a look back at some of the most popular articles on the Safety Daily Advisor website from this summer. The Right Way to Use Discipline to Promote Workplace Safety Discipline can be a positive part of workplace safety if you apply it correctly. Should Employees […]
Supervisors are always immune from liability when employees are injured on the job, right? Wrong! One of an employee’s job duties was to operate a band molding machine that compressed and punched inserted plastic into the desired shape. Over time, hardened plastic would accumulate within the mechanism, requiring its removal by hand. Normally, removing the […]
Workers’ comp claims must be filed directly after a work-related injury occurs, right? Wrong, says one state court. A warehouse worker was moving a pallet stacked high with boxes when a 50-pound box fell from the top of the stack. He raised his arm to protect his head, and the box hit his wrist. Immediately […]