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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.
The goal of social distancing is to avoid contact with others as much as possible when contagion is a risk to avoid the spread of infection. Here are some suggestions for the workplace. The Utah Department of Health defines “social distancing” as a technique used to “minimize close contact among persons in public places, such […]
Let’s say an employee has a contagious disease, and he’s told all his co-workers. The supervisor tells you the co-workers workers are worried and feel at risk. Now you’re worried about endangering employees, as well as following the law. What can you do? There are a couple of things to consider in this situation, says […]
Let’s say an employee has a contagious disease, and he’s told all his co-workers. The supervisor tells you the co-workers workers are worried and feel at risk. Now you’re worried about endangering employees, as well as following the law. What can you do? There are a couple of things to consider in this situation, says […]
Yesterday, we reported the views of a safety expert who is concerned that safety incentives may motivate some workers to hide safety problems. Today, we present the views of another expert who believes that with the right approach incentives can work. “To say that incentives don’t work is hogwash,” says Bill Sims, president of Bill […]
You’ve seen them, used them, or maybe even rejected them. For decades businesses have encouraged safe behavior with incentives. But are they a benefit or a liability? Ball caps, jackets, logoed merchandise, pizza, points, gift cards, and discounts… the list goes on. Whatever the reward, the idea is generally this—employers give workers something in exchange […]
Yesterday, we reviewed reasons for PPE noncompliance and a few tips for encouraging compliance. Today, we offer 10 additional tips for encouraging employee compliance. 1. Establish and consistently enforce a policy requiring the use of assigned PPE. Make sure all employees are aware of the rules and the consequences of noncompliance (that is, in addition […]
A recent survey from Kimberly-Clark Professional reveals that many employees aren’t wearing required PPE. How about your workers? Are you sure they’re always wearing assigned PPE? 1. Establish and consistently enforce a policy requiring the use of assigned PPE. Make sure all employees are aware of the rules and the consequences of noncompliance (that is, […]
Although most employees on workers’ comp follow their rehabilitation programs conscientiously, a few workers fabricate symptoms, cancel therapy appointments, and are insincere about getting off compensation and back on the job. The costs of workers’ comp fraud fall not only on employers, but also on the malingerer’s fellow employees. They are often the one’s who […]
Workers’ compensation laws are state statues. But there is still be interplay between workers’ comp and federal employment laws like FMLA, ADA, and HIPAA. Workers’ Comp and FMLA Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations provide that leave taken pursuant to a workers’ comp claim would be considered FMLA leave for a serious health […]
As an employer, what should you be doing to improve workplace IAQ? OSHA recommends a management approach. The same systematic means you use to address other safety and health issues (i.e. management commitment, hazard identification and control programs, training, employee involvement, and program audits) will also work with indoor air quality problems. According to OSHA, […]