The Ripple Effect of Safety Consider the web of connections you build over a lifetime. How many lives are impacted by one person’s health and safety on the job? What would the ripple effect be if that person were injured, unable to work—or worse? Workplace safety is about so much more than adhering to standards.…
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What’s Your Top Priority? At the start of a new year, people often set a number of ambitious goals – breaking bad habits, starting new exercise regimens, or mapping out strategies for success. But, beneath crafting New Year’s resolutions lies a deeper question for reflection: What do you value most? What’s your top priority? Are…
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When assessing the hazard controls that are in place to protect workers from hazardous conditions, we look at the hierarchy of controls. Safety and health representatives must be knowledgeable about the selection of controls and how they work. The following is the standard approach to that selection: Personal protective equipment may not be the most…
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Is substance abuse really a consideration for you as a manager of a professional work environment? Here’s a scary fact you may not have considered… nearly half of all workplace injuries are traced back to substance use. Drug and alcohol abuse on the job is more prevalent than we may think. Or maybe you know,…
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Psychological research shows proven results that taking breaks from your work, in moderation, significantly increases productivity. Yet this is counter-intuitive to how many of our workplaces and even how our culture functions. Is this true for your work place? If so, there’s a few reasons why rest should be prioritized in safety staffing particularly. Why…
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There are as many approaches to On Boarding an employee as there are employers. Some have a methodical process that slow rolls the employee into their new position while others apply the sink or swim technique with a steep curve right to action. Wherever your business falls along the On Boarding continuum, there are a…
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