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How to Become a Safety Manager
By Eric Gislason Compliance
The work of a safety manager can be fulfilling as you get to promote and improve safety in your workplace. However, it’s not always an easy job, and getting qualified can be challenging without the right credentials. You must consider whether you have the right traits, if you plan to get a degree, which industry…
How to Save Money By Developing Your Own Safety Programs
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While prioritizing workplace safety is essential, it can also be expensive. Developing safety programs internally instead of outsourcing training can protect employees and financial assets. Whether you’re a business owner or manager, equipping yourself or a staff member to develop safety programs can save your company money. Alongside the financial benefits of having a team…
How to Maintain Accurate Safety Records
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Maintaining safety records helps keep your organization legally compliant and builds a culture where every employee returns home safely each day. Safety records rarely make headlines unless something goes wrong, but when an accident happens, they provide critical information. They can reveal emerging patterns linked to workplace dangers, and lives can be saved when action…
OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) covers standards for safe and healthy workplaces in the United States. It establishes regulations, performs inspections, conducts training and education, and works with state agencies and other industry regulators. OSHA also establishes safety recordkeeping requirements to track and monitor workplace accidents in various industries. Learn more about OSHA…
Guide to Navigating Safety Audits
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Safety audits are structured processes that evaluate how effectively your organization’s safety programs, procedures, and systems function. Think of this as a health check for your safety management system (SMS). The primary objective is identifying gaps, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement. Audits also show employees that leadership is invested in their safety, fostering greater…
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How to Create a Safety Culture in Your Workplace
12.19.2024 ComplianceEvery industry and workplace needs a strong safety culture. Safety culture prioritizes people first, integrating consideration, accountability, action, and wisdom.…
Disaster at Plastics Plant: Could it have been avoided?
10.15.2024 Current EventsIn today’s fast-paced business world, understanding the difference between priorities and values is essential, especially when it comes to safety…
Is Net-Zero a Realistic Goal for All Companies?
10.15.2024 Current EventsAs the urgency of climate action intensifies, a significant majority of companies are taking strides toward net-zero emissions. Recent studies…
Are Safety Conferences Worth It?
10.15.2024 Current EventsIn today’s rapidly evolving workplace safety landscape, one pressing question arises: are safety conferences worth the investment of time and…
What Is Ergonomics?
10.15.2024 ComplianceErgonomics is all about understanding how humans interact with various systems in their environment. In any setting, people face different…
Guide to Confined Spaces
10.15.2024 ComplianceA workplace can feature numerous layouts, from open warehouses with aisles of shelves to offices with rows of cubicles. Many…
Certified Safety Manager: Construction (CSMC)
10.15.2024 Live ClassesCertified Construction Safety Construction Safety Managers must handle many tasks related to construction projects. They plan and coordinate aspects of…
How to Handle Construction Hazards
10.15.2024 ComplianceIf you know how to handle construction hazards, you can help keep your team safe and protected. Prioritizing hazard mitigation…
Guide to Job Site Safety
10.15.2024 CompliancePreventing hazards on the job site starts with building a safety-focused workplace culture, and education is key for this. Providing…
ADA Considerations for Safety Managers
10.15.2024 ComplianceCreating a safe and healthy environment in your workplace is an important part of facility management. Part of that initiative…
Career Paths in Safety
10.15.2024 ComplianceA career in safety can be as rewarding personally as it is financially. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,…
Trenching and Excavation Hazards
10.15.2024 ComplianceWhile trenches and excavations are essential for many construction processes, they also present potential hazards for workers. In 2022, 39 workers…