Improved Health Results in Impressive ROI
If you’ve been focusing attention on improving employee health, you’ll want to check out encouraging new findings about the positive impact on business when employers address health and wellness.
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How Can You Tell If Trainees Are Engaged in Safety Training?
If trainees aren’t engaged in training, they aren’t learning what they need to know. Here’s how to tell if they’re engaged or disengaged. The difference between effective safety training that employees apply to their jobs and training that fails to have a positive impact depends on whether or not trainees are fully engaged in the […]
The 5 Deadly Forklift Dangers: Don’t Let These Happen to You!
OSHA estimates that 1 million forklifts are used in workplaces across the U.S. Each year, nearly 100 workers are killed and another 20,000 are seriously injured in forklift-related incidents. Deadly Danger # 1: Forklift Overturns Close to 1 out of every 4 fatalities occurs when a forklift tips over. To prevent rollovers: Make sure the […]
EPA Issues Draft Guidance for Nanochemical Reporting
Following up on its final reporting and recordkeeping rule for manufactured (including imported) or processed nanoscale chemicals (January 12, 2017, FR), the EPA has issued a draft guidance document providing responses to questions the Agency has received from manufacturers and processors subject to the rule. The draft guidance is available for a 30-day public comment […]
Uptick in New York Construction Fatalities Revealed by Report
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) has released its latest construction fatality findings. “Deadly Skyline: An Annual Report on Construction Fatalities in New York State” cites “alarming increases in New York State construction fatalities.” The document also notes that “employers routinely violate legal regulations with impunity.”
Workplace Fires: Plan, Train, and Prepare
Next week (October 9-15) is Fire Prevention Week. What are you doing to prepare for the risk of fire in your workplace? OSHA requires most employers to implement a fire prevention plan to minimize fire risks and the need for evacuation. The plan must be in writing and available for employee review. According to OSHA’s […]
Is Your Hazmat Emergency Information Ship Shape?
Before you are stopped in a surprise U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) roadside inspection, make sure your emergency response information is in order. Violations of hazardous materials transportation emergency response information requirements are becoming more frequent, as evidenced in the most recent data concerning hazardous materials violations uncovered during DOT roadside inspections.
EPA Erred in its January 2021 PFBS Toxicity Assessment
The EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a report that found the Agency didn’t follow the typical intra-agency review and clearance process during the development and publication of the January 2021 perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) toxicity assessment. During the final clearance process for the assessment, a Trump political appointee ordered a last-minute review […]
Safety Training: It’s All in the Motivation
You could have the best safety training program on the planet, but if your employees aren’t engaged with the program, they won’t be safer after training. That’s why our Safety Training Tips editor says that motivating employees to take part in training is key. Of course, many safety training sessions are mandatory, but just getting […]
Compliance Tips: Tips for Your UST Needs in Training, Operation and Management
UST owners and operators are facing a new set of requirements issued by the EPA. According to the EPA, the new UST regulations shift the focus from the design, construction, and installation of equipment; release detection; and cleanup of releases to the proper maintenance of existing equipment and the need for operator training.