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7 Strategies for Engaging Employees in Safety
By Eric Gislason Compliance
According to one study, engaged employees were five times less likely to be the cause of an incident. When implementing your employee safety training program, are your employees truly engaged? Holding safety training is a key duty for environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals. To increase employee engagement in safety training, you can leverage a few actionable…
Measuring the Effectiveness of Safety Training
Compliance
Employees in industrial workplaces face several hazards on the job every day, including: To that end, the benefits of safety training in the workplace are well-documented. But how do you actually determine whether your safety training program is working or if improvements are in order? This article breaks down some key metrics for safety professionals to track,…
Mental Health Is Safety: Why Psychological Wellness Belongs on Every Jobsite
Psychological Health and Safety
May is National Mental Health Month, and it’s time for the industrial sector to recognize that mental health is a core part of workplace safety. Each May, National Mental Health Month reminds us of the importance of mental well-being across every aspect of life, including work. But in the industrial world, where safety often conjures…
Incidents in April: A Stark Reminder of the Cost of Complacency
Current Events
April 2025 brought a series of tragic workplace incidents that serve as sobering reminders of how quickly things can go wrong — and why safety training must never be treated as optional. In just a few weeks, three major events made headlines across the U.S., each exposing preventable failures in safety planning, training, or communication.…
When the Danger Comes From Within: Addressing Workplace Violence in Industrial Settings
Safety Culture
Workplace violence may not be the first hazard that comes to mind in an industrial environment, but it’s a growing threat — and often an overlooked one. While headlines have largely focused on rising assaults in healthcare settings, violence in industrial workplaces is also on the rise. From manufacturing floors to construction sites, altercations between…
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OSHA Standard Updates for 2022
07.14.2022 Current EventsOSHA’s rule-making efforts are moving slowly this year as they attempt to regulate heat illness, infectious disease, and workplace violence…
What’s New with NASP?
07.14.2022 Current Events2022 is proving to be another fantastic year of growth for NASP. In this article, we will discuss a few…
New Voluntary Consensus Standard
07.14.2022 ComplianceThe American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has published a new voluntary consensus standard for measuring health and safety performance,…
OSHA Cites Contractor After Fatal Fall
07.14.2022 Current EventsA fall from elevation, the leading cause of death in the construction industry, has claimed another victim; this time a…
Diver Drowns in Golf Course Pond, OSHA Cites Company for 12 Serious Violations
07.14.2022 Current EventsFederal workplace safety inspectors examining how a 26-year-old diver drowned in a golf course pond – after only three days…
Summer Sale Live Through End of July!
07.14.2022 Live ClassesThere’s no denying that it’s summer and between the heat and the humidity, it’s easy to get a case of…
OSHA Competent Person
06.29.2022 ComplianceWhen it comes to job site safety, having a competent person involved in the process is important to keep all…
Lockout Tagout Failure leads to worker death
06.15.2022 Current EventsA mine operator’s failure to ensure lock out of equipment against hazardous motion before performing repairs led to a fatality…
EPA Releases Annual Air Report
06.07.2022 Current EventsThe EPA has released the annual interactive report tracking America’s progress in controlling air pollution. The report, titled “Our Nation’s…
NASP Introduces New Course
06.07.2022 Live ClassesTitle III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination based on disability in the activities of places of…
Comment Period Remains Open for Recordkeeping Rule Amendments
06.07.2022 Current EventsOSHA has extended until June 30th the deadline to comment on a proposed rule that would revise injury and illness…
Dollar General Fined for Locked Exits
06.07.2022 Current EventsReminiscent of the precursors that led to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and Hamlet Imperial Foods fires, a Wisconsin Dollar General…
