Category: Special Topics in Safety Management

Safety shouldn’t stop at quitting time. There are at least three good, practical reasons your company should encourage employees to practice safety at home as well as at work: Paying attention to safety at all times makes safety a habit and builds a good “safety attitude.” Preventing accidents at home means fewer lost work days […]

We’ve all become familiar-perhaps too familiar—with the violent episodes on the TV or movie screen, complete with buckets of gore and dreadful screams of pain.  They may raise our pulse rate momentarily, but by the time the next program or feature begins, we’ve forgotten all about it.  After all: “it wasn’t real.” By contrast, anyone […]

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Yesterday, we told you about a workers’ comp case in which an employee who initiated horseplay collected benefits. Today, we’ll describe a case in which an employee was injured because he ignored a safety rule Before you say no to the questioned asked in the title of today’s report, read this case. You might be […]

Compensation for injuries arising out of horseplay. Generally, innocent victims can collect, but many states deny benefits to those who initiate horseplay. Occasionally, however, initiators are able to collect. Here’s a case where that happened. Compensation for injuries arising out of horseplay. Generally, innocent victims can collect, but many states deny benefits to those who […]

Read about an expert who recommends offering nap breaks to keep workers safer and boost productivity. The days of the 8-hour night’s sleep are gone for millions of working Americans. But getting 6 hours or less of shut-eye just isn’t enough for most people to function well and safely on the job. Sara C. Mednick, […]

OSHA announced today that it is withdrawing its proposed interpretation on occupational noise, entitled: “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise.” The proposed interpretation would have expanded upon the “feasible administrative or engineering controls” phrasing used in OSHA’s noise standard. It was first published on Oct 19, 2010 in […]

The list of possible machinery-related injuries is long and bloody. It includes severed fingers, crushed hands, amputated arms, severe cuts, and other damage too horrible to mention. Sometimes workers are even killed by machines. But it’s no use blaming machines for accidents! The responsibility for preventing machine accidents and injuries lies with workers who don’t […]

Safe and healthy workers are productive, satisfied workers. That’s good for you and the organization’s bottom line. You don’t need us to tell you that you have a tough job. But taking these seven steps can make your job easier and your workplace safer. You’re probably already doing most or all of these things, but […]