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How to Assess and Prioritize Risks in the Workplace

How to Assess and Prioritize Risks in the Workplace

As a safety manager, you understand that identifying and preparing for risks is crucial to maintaining a safe, productive work environment. Every workplace presents different risks, and organizations prioritize them differently, too. Therefore, having a targeted, detailed approach for your facility is paramount. Learn key tips on how to assess and prioritize risks in the…

Workers Memorial Day

If we were to poll workers and leaders within organizations about what workplace safety means to them, we would receive many different answers. Most of these answers will fit within one of three categories: In this article, we will mention all three of these, but we mainly want to focus on the latter, safety, for…

Don’t Miss Out: Register Now for NASP’s Live Certified Safety Manager (CSM) Classes Before They Fill Up!

If you’ve been considering advancing your safety career with NASP’s Certified Safety Manager (CSM) course, there’s no better time to act. Our upcoming live classes are filling fast — and if you wait, you may miss your chance to secure the training you need in 2025. These in-person sessions are more than just a learning…

Safety on the Edge: Redefining What a Safety Conference Can Be

On March 25–26, safety professionals from around the globe gathered at the historic Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California, for Safety on the Edge—a groundbreaking conference that challenged conventional thinking and sparked meaningful dialogue about the future of workplace safety. Proudly co-sponsored by NASP, this two-day event stood out as a bold reimagining of what a…

CSB Releases Second Volume of Chemical Incident Reports, Highlighting Continued Safety Failures

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released a second volume of incident reports detailing 25 serious chemical releases that occurred across 14 states between May 2020 and August 2024. The new report expands on the agency’s efforts to improve transparency by offering detailed accounts of each incident, including probable causes, injuries,…

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Trenching and excavation safety

Trenching and excavation safety

04.12.2019 Compliance
Proper protective systems, competent person key to incident prevention George Kennedy can recall multiple incidents involving unprotected workers and trench…
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Charleston Certified Safety Manager Course

Charleston Certified Safety Manager Course

04.12.2019 Live Classes
Creating a safety culture in the workplace can be difficult. NASP’s Certified Safety Manager Course provides the tools necessary to…
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Acosta to Lawmakers: ‘I fully expect’ Inspections to Increase

Acosta to Lawmakers: ‘I fully expect’ Inspections to Increase

04.11.2019 Current Events
Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta touted the number of annual OSHA inspections over the past two fiscal years –…
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OSHA Considers Updates to Powered Industrial Truck Standard

OSHA Considers Updates to Powered Industrial Truck Standard

04.11.2019 Current Events
OSHA is looking for help from the public as it considers an update to its powered industrial trucks standard. The…
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Training Improves Hazard Recognition by Workers

Training Improves Hazard Recognition by Workers

04.11.2019 Compliance
Workers who are trained on the concept of “visual literacy” are able to spot workplace hazards that might go unnoticed,…
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HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer

HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer

04.11.2019 Compliance
This past week, students from across the country traveled to Wilmington, NC to complete a challenging and exciting HAZWOPER 40-Hour…
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DOT HAZMAT Specialist

DOT HAZMAT Specialist

04.11.2019 Compliance
Daily, there are more than 800,000 hazmat shipments made across the United States! It’s no surprise that with such a…
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Update training on OSHA’s new fall protection rules

Update training on OSHA’s new fall protection rules

04.09.2019 Compliance
Focus on walking surfaces and fixed ladders Experienced employers — from industrial safety managers to construction supervisors — keep a…
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Students in our HAZWOPER Train the Trainer class suit up during a practical exercise.

Students in our HAZWOPER Train the Trainer class suit up during a practical exercise.

04.05.2019 Live Classes
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Pete Nemmers, Safety Trainer for NASP, training on PPE during our HAZWOPER Train the Trainer Course on the Battleship USS North Carolina.

Pete Nemmers, Safety Trainer for NASP, training on PPE during our HAZWOPER Train the Trainer Course on the Battleship USS North Carolina.

04.03.2019 Live Classes
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Day 3! Students of our HTTT course are working diligently on group breakout sessions.

Day 3! Students of our HTTT course are working diligently on group breakout sessions.

04.03.2019 Live Classes
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Complying with OSHA’s Updated Walking-Working Surfaces Rule

Complying with OSHA’s Updated Walking-Working Surfaces Rule

04.02.2019 Compliance
Late last year, OSHA published new standards for walking-working surfaces and fall protection in general industry workplaces. The updated standards…
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