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Electrical safety is mostly about observing simple precautions. Here are some, along with a versatile and comprehensive training program to teach them—or have trainees teach themselves. Yesterday’s Advisor gave your employees some information that might shock them, literally. With information from the BLR program Total Training Resource: Electrical Safety, we noted that many fall prey […]
Gas-monitoring instruments are designed to protect personnel from unseen hazards that may exist in workplace environments, including confined spaces. It is vital to worker safety that these instruments are maintained and calibrated properly. Instrument inaccuracy because of improper or irregular calibration can lead to serious accidents. Exposure to excessive levels of toxic gas or an […]
Today and tomorrow, we offer a sample of questions sent to the experts at BLR and the answers they provided. Q. Can OSHA issue citations for equipment that is not being used in a facility, even if it is tagged “out of service?” For example, an old printing press that is no longer used. A. […]
If you’re employing teen workers this summer, or perhaps taking on some recent high school grads full-time, make sure they stay safe on the job. Every 5 days a teen worker is killed on the job, according to OSHA, and more than 20,000 are injured annually, which is 2 to 3 times more than any […]
Just as important as what to train on is when and how often you need to do it. OSHA has specific requirements, and well-developed best practices add to them. This Friday, our Safety Training Tips editor runs the (training) table.Safety training has to start from Day 1. Generally speaking, employees should be trained: When first […]
Back strains and injuries can happen anywhere, but a great many happen at work. Back strain represents one of the largest segments of employee injuries. Only the common cold accounts for more lost workdays. As you may have learned from personal experience, back injuries can be extremely painful and long lasting. They can keep you […]
April is Injury Prevention Month, a good time to remind your workers of the critical role they play in the prevention of workplace injuries. Because they do the job every day, they know better than anyone else what could potentially result in a workplace injury or illness. Remind employees that they know best: The machinery […]
If you were considering submitting comments on OSHA’s proposed Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines, but haven’t done it yet, you’ve got an extra week.
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In today’s Advisor, we recognize National Mentoring Month with an article on youth mentoring from Dr. Susan Weinberger, president of the Mentor Consulting Group in Norwalk, Connecticut, and an international expert on internal and external business mentoring and coaching programs. Weinberger writes: Many companies across America and internationally have embraced the concept of engaging in […]