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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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5 Things Everyone Should Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak

5 Things Everyone Should Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak

03.16.2020 Compliance
As disease spreads in the U.S., it’s important to take precautions. While news about the coronavirus has been evolving, doctors says…
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Identifying Potential Sources of Exposure

Identifying Potential Sources of Exposure

03.11.2020 Compliance
OSHA standards, including those for personal protective equipment (PPE, 29 CFR 1910.132) and respiratory protection (29 CFR 1910.134), require employers to assess…
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Most Likely to Get Inspected

Most Likely to Get Inspected

03.11.2020 Compliance
The construction industry will remain a primary focus for OSHA inspectors for the foreseeable future, judging from the agency’s FY…
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Back pain at work: Preventing pain and injury

Back pain at work: Preventing pain and injury

02.25.2020 Compliance
Heavy lifting, repetitive movements and sitting at a desk all day can take a toll on your back. Get the…
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Reporting near misses

Reporting near misses

02.21.2020 Compliance
An employee walks down the hall, stepping over an extension cord stretched across his path. He turns a corner and…
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Headphones on the Job Site, Yes or No?

Headphones on the Job Site, Yes or No?

02.13.2020 Compliance
While OSHA doesn’t have a regulation prohibiting workers from using headphones to listen to music on construction sites, it still…
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A Duty to Have Fall Protection

A Duty to Have Fall Protection

02.13.2020 Compliance
Duty to have fall protection is the most cited standard in the construction industry and is one of the leading…
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The Hierarchy of Controls

The Hierarchy of Controls

02.06.2020 Compliance
A hazardous substance splashes onto a chemical plant operator taking a sample. The worker is not seriously injured, and the…
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7 common workplace safety hazards

7 common workplace safety hazards

02.04.2020 Compliance
The National Safety Council has a team of consultants who travel across the country – and the world – to…
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The 8 key differences between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001

The 8 key differences between OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001

01.13.2020 Compliance
If your business is accredited to OHSAS 18001, you have until March 12, 2021 to make the transition to its…
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How Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning can Improve Workplace Health, Safety and Environment.

How Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning can Improve Workplace Health, Safety and Environment.

01.10.2020 Compliance
An unhealthy, dangerous or otherwise toxic workspace is known to deter workers from innovation and damage a company’s reputation. Employers…
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Common Questions When It Comes to Confined Space Work

Common Questions When It Comes to Confined Space Work

01.03.2020 Compliance
Confined spaces are hazardous working environments that cause many fatalities and serious injuries in industrial facilities worldwide. The unfortunate thing…
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