by Brenda Craig | Jun 1, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Safety Compliance, Safety Programs
Each week in June carries a different safety theme that reflects high rates of injuries. Each June, the National Safety Council (NSC) encourages organizations and communities to participate in National Safety Month – an annual observance to educate and encourage...
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 | May 17, 2012 | OSHA, Personnel Management, Regulatory Compliance
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) received more funding in 2010 to conduct investigations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and is expected to receive even more funding in 2011. The DOL’s budget for 2010 provided for 250 more Wage and Hour...
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...