Safety 24/7
Safety 24/7 Often, as part of a complete safety program, companies are stressing Safety 24/7. We know from the Bureau of Labor Statics and the National Safety Council’s Injury Facts that the number of...
View ArticleIf You Ship Hazardous Materials You Need To Know
DOT Regs As a shipper of hazardous materials you may be unaware of your responsibility under 49 CFR 172.506 to provide placards to the driver of the motor vehicle for your shipment prior to its...
View ArticlePoisoning of the Great Lakes
The National Resource Defense Council recently released a new report on the Poisoning of the Great Lakes. The poisoning is from mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in the Great Lakes...
View ArticleAre YOU Prepared?
According to FEMA “Earthquakes can strike anywhere at anytime, so organizations should prepare by practicing earthquake safety drills.” Just look at the US fault line map, and you can see that almost...
View ArticleAging Workers at Higher Risk of Death, Severe Injury
NIOSH Update: Aging Workers at Higher Risk of Death, Severe Injury, Conference Report Suggests Ways to Keep Workers Healthy and Productive Policy Shifts on Work Environment, Health Promotion,...
View ArticleARE WE AS SMART AS GEESE?
ARE WE AS SMART AS GEESE? LESSONS FOR THE FLEET SAFETY ARENA FROM GEESE When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back into...
View ArticleAmerican Chemical Society Climate Science Toolkit
ACS Climate Science Toolkit The American Chemical Society (ACS) has introduced a new toolkit called the ACS Climate Science Toolkit....
View ArticleOSHA Recordkeeping Due
OSHA reminds employers to post injury/illness summaries beginning Feb. 1 Beginning Feb. 1, employers who are required to keep the OSHA Form 300 Injury and Illness log must post a summary of the log....
View ArticleBST White Paper on Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is an organizational safety issue that requires the same attention and resources as other workplace safety concerns, according to a white paper released today by global safety firm...
View ArticleIt Will Never Happen To ME
How many times have we thought It will never happen to me? Whether it is winning the lottery or something as bad a serious accident, It will never happen to me. We thought we lived in a safe country...
View ArticleTop Partner Rankings by EPA
The Green Power Partnership works with a wide variety of leading organizations — from Fortune 500® companies to local, state and federal governments, and a growing number of colleges and universities....
View ArticleSafety Professionals What?
What are you? Have you ever looked at a safety professional name on a card or email and wondered what are all those letters? Safety professional will often have initials after their name to signify a...
View ArticleDistracted Pedestrians Are Growing
Have you seen an increase in Slips, Trips and Falls (STF) incidents in your workplace in the past couple of years? Many organizations are experiencing this phenomenon inside and outside the workplace....
View ArticleBLS NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2012
A preliminary total of 4,383 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2012, down from a revised count of 4,693 fatal work injuries in 2011, according to results from the Census of...
View ArticleSafer Chemical Ingredients for Use in DfE-Labeled Products
Safer Chemical Ingredients for Use in DfE-Labeled Products The Safer Chemical Ingredients List contains chemicals that meet the criteria of the Design for the Environment (DfE) Safer Product Labeling...
View ArticleOSHA TRAGETING PROGRAM 2014
OSHA’s 2014 Site-Specific Targeting Program for 2014 is based on injury and illness rates. This year’s target selection is similar to previous years. The site-specific targeting program focuses on...
View ArticleSo You Think You Can Multitask
As the co-chair as ASSE’s Distracted Driving committee of the Transportation Specialty Practice I challenge any of you to play this game,...
View ArticleVeterans Day, November 11
Veterans Day, November 11, 2014 Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds...
View ArticleTemporary Worker’s Safety
Recently both NIOSH and OSHA stated a position on the safety of temporary workers. Previously some employers thought the staffing agency was responsible for the employee’s safety and risk management....
View ArticleWinter Driving Tips From Liberty Mutual
The time is here. Winter driving is here for another year. Liberty Mutual has some winter driving tips Winter is coming…and with the cold weather comes the need to be extra careful on the road....
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