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Zero Injuries Is No Longer a Dream for Some
Read about how one Fortune 100 company set and achieved a goal to reduce the number and severity of workplace injuries by 50 percent in 5 years. The program was so successful, the company is already into its second 5-year challenge. Anyone who thinks changing safety direction and outcomes at a large company is impossible […]
PPE Maker Opens Houston Facility to See, Touch, and Try Products
Honeywell, which manufactures PPE, fire alarm systems, and other products, has opened a $3 million facility to demonstrate their safety products and systems and train people to use them. Honeywell Life Safety President Mark Levy says the company chose Houston for its new safety product showcase because of its concentration of global oil and gas, […]
Alabama Auto Parts Supplier, Staffing Agencies Face Millions in Fines
The dreams of a young bride-to-be were tragically snuffed out in an incident at a plant that stamps metal parts for automobiles. Learn more about the events that led to huge fines for the manufacturer and the agencies involved in the hiring of this employee.
Emergency Preparedness: Got Your Ducks in a Row?
Your level of preparation for emergencies will determine how well your employees and your facility survive these incidents. It will also establish how OSHA views your compliance with emergency action requirements. Just about anywhere you look in the OSHA standards, you’ll find some reference to workplace emergencies. Subparts E, H, K, L, and Z of […]
More Successful Businesses See Lower Rate of Job Injury
As a safety professional, you’re aware of the high cost of worker injuries. But you may be surprised to learn about the relationship between a company’s financial status and on-the-job injury rates. Read more to learn about this intriguing link.
Clean Power Plan Stayed by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition from 29 states and state agencies seeking to stay EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) while challenges to the plan progress through the federal courts. The practical effect of the Court’s order is that the first deadline of June 30, 2016, for states to submit their initial plans for […]
OSH Courses on Campus: The Focus Is on Real-World Learning
Colleges and universities play an important role in promoting workplace safety and health through degree and certificate courses and other programs aimed at working safety professionals. Today, we feature two such institutions. Rochester Institute of Technology (RTI) is one of the institutions that teaches OTI Education Center courses. RTI is authorized to deliver more than […]
Plan, Provide, and Train: 3 Simple Steps for Preventing Deadly Falls
Falls from heights are the leading cause of death in construction, and they cause many injuries and deaths in other industries as well. OSHA says that falls from heights can be prevented and employee lives can be saved if you take three simple steps: Plan Provide Train Plan Plan ahead to get the job done […]
Environmental Daily Advisor Week in Review: 5/4- 5/8
Click through articles from this past week’s Environmental Daily Advisor