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Why psychological health and safety (PHS) is the future of workplace safety

The safety landscape is about to undergo a major transformation. Over the next decade, the biggest threats to workplace safety won’t come from machinery malfunctions or ladder falls. Rather, they’ll come from psychosocial hazards: excessive workload, unsupportive leadership, workplace bullying, and lack or autonomy. These are the hidden risks that erode attention, impair decision-making, and…
How to Become a Safety Manager

How to Become a Safety Manager

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

How to Save Money By Developing Your Own Safety Programs

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

How to Maintain Accurate Safety Records

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

OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

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…

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Why Is Ergonomics So Misunderstood?

Why Is Ergonomics So Misunderstood?

09.14.2022 Compliance
Ergonomics seems to be among the most misunderstood concepts to many safety professionals, so often, it gets overlooked when inundated…
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Ergonomic Hazards and Safety Tips on the Job Site

Ergonomic Hazards and Safety Tips on the Job Site

08.29.2022 Compliance
The construction industry offers hands-on, intense environments that require hard work from all individuals involved despite the areas of these…
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Ergonomic Hazards & Safety Tips in the Office

Ergonomic Hazards & Safety Tips in the Office

08.29.2022 Compliance
Workplace injuries are regular occurrences throughout various industries. Whether lifting heavy items, bending over, pushing and pulling or even sitting…
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Procedures Aren’t Enough to Prevent Fatalities

Procedures Aren’t Enough to Prevent Fatalities

08.12.2022 Compliance
Just having a safety procedure in place is not enough. Procedures must be followed to be effective; failing to do…
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New Voluntary Consensus Standard

New Voluntary Consensus Standard

07.14.2022 Compliance
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has published a new voluntary consensus standard for measuring health and safety performance,…
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OSHA Competent Person

OSHA Competent Person

06.29.2022 Compliance
When it comes to job site safety, having a competent person involved in the process is important to keep all…
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What to Expect From an OSHA Inspection

What to Expect From an OSHA Inspection

04.25.2022 Compliance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections frequently across the country. If you believe your workplace will be…
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Confined Space Hazards

Confined Space Hazards

04.13.2022 Compliance
Working in confined spaces is common in construction work. People don’t usually occupy spaces like trenches or sewers, but various…
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OSHA Initiates 300A Enforcement Program

OSHA Initiates 300A Enforcement Program

04.11.2022 Compliance
OSHA is initiating an enforcement program that identifies employers who failed to submit Form 300A data. Annual electronic submissions are…
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Need Some Fresh Ideas for Your Safety Training?

Need Some Fresh Ideas for Your Safety Training?

04.11.2022 Compliance
Attend the Wilmington Regional Safety and Health School this July for some refreshing ideas to enhance your safety program! The…
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How Trenches Collapse and How to Avoid It

How Trenches Collapse and How to Avoid It

03.29.2022 Compliance
Trenches are long, narrow tunnels in the earth dug out by heavy machinery. Many construction sites and other workplaces use…
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Elements of Safety Leadership

Elements of Safety Leadership

03.24.2022 Compliance
Great safety leaders care deeply about their people and regularly demonstrate the value of safety through their actions. Let’s take…
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