Category: Safety
The latest occupational safety news and best practices, with coverage including workplace safety best practices, workplace safety management practices, risk management, safety leadership and safety trends.
Workplace Incidents and the Role of Heat
Whether they’re working under the searing sun or near processes and machinery that are blasting heat, some roles expose workers…
Work camps during COVID-19 Guideline
COVID-19 is a coronavirus that was first identified in December 2019. Since then, it has quickly spread and infected more…
How To Improve Your Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate on the Job Site
Work related injuries are defined as the accidents that happen in the workplace that lead to an employee’s inability to safely…
Safety People , Not Safety Numbers
Focusing on safety data over people is a common cause of frustration among employees. I see this all too often…
Safety Templates: COVID-19 Safety Plan
Employers are required to develop a COVID-19 Safety Plan that outlines the policies, guidelines, and procedures they have put in…
Why Tracking Visitors Is More Important Than You Think: Visitor Management
Imagine the following scenario. You work at a hospital and your IT department gets a message that the HVAC systems,…
Forklift Maintenance Tips
With 85 forklift fatalities and 34,900 serious injuries each year, there’s no question that forklifts are a workplace hazard that…
Quick Tips for Avoiding Pinch Point Injuries: Safety Moment#27
Pinch points are a leading cause of injury within the construction industry. Learn what they are and how you can…
Workplace Safety Inspections Forms
A workplace inspection is a critical part of a comprehensive safety and health program in which the workplace is examined…
3 Ways to Manage Carbon Monoxide Risks at Loading Docks
From 1999 to 2015, there were about 7,393 deaths from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the United States. It’s often referred to…
Regular Safety Meetings 6 Ways Keep Employees Safe and Decrease Incidents
How many Tool Box Talks does OSHA require a company of our size to do a month? Many safety directors have asked…
Accident-Incident Investigation Technique guideline
Thousands of accidents occur throughout the World every day. The failure of people, equipment, supplies, or surroundings to behave or…
Tool Box Talk: Biohazard Safety
Biohazards are materials or human waste that cause infections or diseases. If you work in areas with wastewater, medical waste,…
How to Choose Your Fall Protection Anchorage
Why is choosing the right anchorage for a personal fall arrest system so important to your safety? Even with the…
How to Develop a Safety Culture?
Culture is complicated and it has a major impact on how we behave. It’s everywhere, and the workplace is no…
The connection between Near Misses and Incidents
Safety managers worry about incidents that result in an injury to someone in their workplace. It’s only natural to keep…
Risks Associated with Inadequate Record-Keeping Practices for Contractor Management
Although most companies would list land, buildings, intellectual property, and access to finances as the most valuable things they hold,…
Safety Flash: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer warning
Source: HeliOffshore Infoshare 2020-013 This report is in relation to a Company customer with an employee who used alcohol-based hand gel…
Hidden Costs of Accidents and It’s Measuring
Safety professionals know that there are hefty costs to workplace accidents. An injured worker comes with all sorts of price…
Navigate Flammable and Combustible Liquid Safety
Everyday industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals, such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers, and acids, from large drums into smaller…
Working Alone Procedures During COVID-19 Working at home
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves working remotely. We’re at home, self-isolating, quarantined, or on…
Work Locations That Make Hydration More Difficult and how to solve
Proper hydration is essential in any workplace, but some are more demanding than others. Those who work on construction sites,…
How to Conduct a Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is a series or set of processes used to identify potential health and safety hazards, analyze and…