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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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Quit Feeding the Monsters

Quit Feeding the Monsters

09.03.2019 Compliance
Once upon a time, in the land of business, a young man set out to free the vast Kingdom from…
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Enviro manager gets year in clink – firm fined $25M!

Enviro manager gets year in clink – firm fined $25M!

08.28.2019 Current Events
How could things have gotten so bad at Tonawanda Coke Corp., NY, that the company would release benzene fumes and…
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UNIVERSAL WASTE SHORTCUTS NET $1.2 MILLION FINE!

UNIVERSAL WASTE SHORTCUTS NET $1.2 MILLION FINE!

08.21.2019 Current Events
Universal waste (UW) guidelines give facilities flexibility on how they handle listed wastes. But UW is still hazardous – it can’t…
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Microlearning, A Better Way to Train Our Employees?

Microlearning, A Better Way to Train Our Employees?

08.14.2019 Compliance
It turns out, that the days of piling into a large auditorium watching a PowerPoint, may be coming to an…
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Recent Shootings Warrant Review of Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Training

Recent Shootings Warrant Review of Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Training

08.14.2019 Current Events
Unlike most types of safety training that employees use every day, active shooter directives are the kind that you hope…
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Workplace Robotics Cause Safety Concerns

Workplace Robotics Cause Safety Concerns

08.14.2019 Compliance
It is of no surprise that robots are beginning to take root in all areas of industry in the United…
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Fighting Complacency

Fighting Complacency

08.07.2019 Compliance
We all become complacent with the hazards we have to deal with on a day to day basis. We all…
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Complacency: The Silent Killer

Complacency: The Silent Killer

07.31.2019 Compliance
With violent crime, quite often you hear yelling and screaming before the gun shots. In the movies, the music changes,…
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Complacency Deserves a Place on OSHA’s Top 10

Complacency Deserves a Place on OSHA’s Top 10

07.26.2019 Compliance
One of the most experienced CSPs I know has a story that he likes to tell about a facility where…
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Anticipating Critical Errors

Anticipating Critical Errors

07.23.2019 Compliance
When you think about anticipating error, especially your own, it’s an interesting concept because—obviously—if we all knew that we were…
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New Member Benefits

New Member Benefits

07.15.2019 Current Events
NASP is constantly working to build a membership platform that not only helps you manage and maintain safety in the…
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OSHA Less Willing to ‘Negotiate’ on Fines: Average Penalty Rises 27%

OSHA Less Willing to ‘Negotiate’ on Fines: Average Penalty Rises 27%

07.15.2019 Current Events
Heads up! The cost of noncompliance with OSHA regulations just jumped 27%. This isn’t an increase in maximum fines which…
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