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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.
Read about a company that is striving for a zero incident culture and achieving some amazing results. “We’re striving to get to the point where we have no incidents whatsoever; no scrapes, no lacerations, no bumps in the head—all those things that can happen on a daily basis,” says James Hefti, vice president of human […]
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When it comes to workplace fire prevention, think of yourself as “Smokey” and be a bear about fire hazards. Workplace fires are easily started. After all, there’s plenty of oxygen in the air anywhere in your workplace to support a fire. And in most work areas both of the other two components of fire are […]
Although the chances of a fire at your workplace may be slim, the benefits to be gained from proper fire safety planning are immeasurable. You undoubtedly do a lot to prevent workplace fires, and perhaps you feel comfortable that your efforts will fireproof your facility. But since you just never know, and since it doesn’t […]
The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Organization levied $77,500 in fines to the University of Notre Dame last week, following a five month investigation into the 2010 death of one of their student workers. Twenty-year old Junior Declan Sullivan fell from a hydraulic scissor lift while filming football practice. Wind gusts during practice were reportedly […]
In the eyes of most of the people who work for you, you are the company—or at least their closest link to the company. Have you ever stopped to think of what sort of an image you project to your crew? Have you ever tried to see yourself as others see you? For instance, have […]
This content was originally published in December 2000. For the latest Hazcom Regulation changes, visit our article archives or try our practical Audio Click ‘n Train: Hazard Communicationtraining presentation. The hazard communication (hazcom) standard is one of the most complex of OSHA’s regulations, which is probably why it is cited most often during OSHA inspections. […]
Feet may be the lowest part of the body, but they should be high on your priority list when it comes to hazard protection. The National Safety Council reported that in a recent year workplaces across the country experienced a total of 170,000 foot injuries, 130,000 of them involving days away from work. Because foot […]
Use the following information to tailor a safety training session to your own workplace. Bring in samples of different types of flammable liquids in their containers to the meeting. Review the appropriate material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and labels. Rehearse emergency procedures to use during a spill or explosion. Safety talk Flammable liquids are found […]
Preventing hazard exposure at the former Hanford nuclear production complex in Washington State is a tough problem, but it’s one that safety management and employees work together successfully to solve. At Hanford, where a $2.4 billion, 10-year project to remove environmental risks is currently under way, radiation, chemical, and asbestos hazards are part of the […]