by Brenda Craig | May 24, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Personnel Management, Risk Management, Safety Compliance, Safety Programs
Safety committees differ from industry to industry and workplace to workplace. But certain characteristics are common for success At a minimum, a safety committee should perform four critical functions for your organization: 1. Analyze accident investigation reports...
by Brenda Craig | Apr 25, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, Industry News, OSHA, Safety Programs
Content Areas in Workplace Violence Training Originally workplace violence was once exclusive to specific industries such as the retail or health-care industry. Today workplace violence has spread to all businesses of all sizes and types. According to the Bureau of...
by Brenda Craig | Apr 18, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, Industry News, OSHA, Safety Programs
With the recent surge of workplace violence incidents attention has been raised to the quality of Workplace Violence Programs (WVP) nationwide. When any new employee enters a company, or current workers are retrained, they should be made familiar with the companies...
by Brenda Craig | Apr 11, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, Industry News, OSHA, Safety Programs
In any situation that may be detrimental to the company, the first course of action is to prevent the situation from happening. After workplace violence occurs the damage can be steep. The company may lose employees due to injuries and safety concerns, while also...
by Brenda Craig | Mar 28, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Personnel Management, Risk Management, Safety Compliance
The Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety has released its 2011 Workplace Safety Index, which identifies the leading causes of the most disabling U.S. workplace injuries (based on 2009 data). The “most disabling work-related injuries and illnesses” are those...
by Brenda Craig | Mar 14, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Personnel Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Safety Compliance, Safety Programs
If you’re cited for OSHA violations following an inspection,penalties may vary depending on the type of citation. Note, however, that In settling a penalty, OSHA says it has a policy of reducing penalties for small employers and those acting in good faith....