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Electrical Safety in the Workplace: Your Complete Guide

Jump To: A frayed cord. A skipped lockout step. A worker who assumes the breaker is off. These are the small moments where electrical accidents start, and they happen more often than most safety teams realize. Electrical safety in the workplace protects people as much as it protects equipment.  Below, we’re covering the hazards, OSHA…

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Tis the Season

Tis the Season

12.11.2019 Live Classes
For many retailers, the holiday shopping season is a “make or break” period which can define their bottom lines for…
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Engineer suffers first-degree burns from high-vis shirt, sparking medical warning

Engineer suffers first-degree burns from high-vis shirt, sparking medical warning

12.06.2019 Current Events
In a letter to the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia published today, emergency medicine specialist Ioana Vlad explained…
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OSHA considering changes to silica standard

OSHA considering changes to silica standard

12.03.2019 Current Events
OSHA may “broaden the circumstances” under which certain employers would be permitted to comply with its Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction,…
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OSHA Issues Enforcement Directives Targeting a Variety of Industry and Manufacturers

OSHA Issues Enforcement Directives Targeting a Variety of Industry and Manufacturers

11.26.2019 Current Events
Effective October 1, 2019, Region VII OSHA (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa) announced a combination of Regional Emphasis Programs, along…
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What to Expect from an OSHA PSM Investigation

What to Expect from an OSHA PSM Investigation

11.20.2019 Compliance
OSHA’s Process Safety Management regulation, also known as PSM, sets specific requirements for employers who use highly hazardous chemicals at…
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OSHA Sets its 2020 Inspection Agenda: Who’s in the Crosshairs?

OSHA Sets its 2020 Inspection Agenda: Who’s in the Crosshairs?

11.13.2019 Compliance
Which companies will receive OSHA inspections in Fiscal year 2020 (which began Oct. 1, 2019)? No one can provide an…
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Safety Manager Sentenced to 3 months in Cover-up

Safety Manager Sentenced to 3 months in Cover-up

11.13.2019 Current Events
A safety manager charged with covering up information about an employee’s death at the company’s Ohio plant was sentenced to…
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The 5 Best Reasons to Have a Wellness Program: Benefits of Wellness

The 5 Best Reasons to Have a Wellness Program: Benefits of Wellness

11.13.2019 Compliance
1) Wellness Programs Improve Employee Health Behaviors The core of every good wellness program is behavior change. With the right…
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Safety Auditor Certificate: Managing Uncertainty within a Dynamic Workforce

Safety Auditor Certificate: Managing Uncertainty within a Dynamic Workforce

11.13.2019 Compliance
This 3-day course provides an in-depth look at proper incident investigation procedures with emphasis on OSHA inspection priorities, Job Hazard…
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Behavior-Based Safety

Behavior-Based Safety

11.12.2019 Compliance
For most industrial safety managers, the term behavior-based safety (BBS) raises a conflicting combination or feelings. For some, BBS is an…
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Emergency Spill Cleanup & Containment

Emergency Spill Cleanup & Containment

11.06.2019 Compliance
Spills are a common occurrence at many facilities, and the safety of both the work environment and workers depends on…
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10 Critical Steps for Investigating and Reporting Accidents

10 Critical Steps for Investigating and Reporting Accidents

10.29.2019 Compliance
We all wish we could achieve a zero accident workplace, but that’s simply not possible. Accidents happen, no matter the…
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