Ensuring Female Employees Have the Right Fit: A Guide to Properly Sizing PPE

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is defined as clothing or equipment designed to protect the wearer from harm. It is used in a variety of industries and may include items such as safety glasses, hard hats, protective clothing, gloves, and respirators. By wearing PPE, employees can reduce the risk of injury or illness and focus on…

Continue ReadingEnsuring Female Employees Have the Right Fit: A Guide to Properly Sizing PPE

Safeguarding Your Employees: Understanding & Upholding Their Rights in the Workplace

As a business owner or HR Manager, you have an obligation to protect your employees and ensure that they are working in a safe environment and it’s important to understand their rights in the workplace in order to properly safeguard them. In this article, we’ll explore employee rights, the consequences of reporting safety problems, how…

Continue ReadingSafeguarding Your Employees: Understanding & Upholding Their Rights in the Workplace

How To Use OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application to Improve Your Company’s Safety Practices

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) allows businesses to submit their workplace injury data electronically via the OSHA VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) website. While using this program may seem like a no-brainer, many companies are hesitant to hand over that much confidential data to another organization. Understandably, many businesses don’t want to give away…

Continue ReadingHow To Use OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application to Improve Your Company’s Safety Practices

What to Do When OSHA Comes to Your Business

Creating a safe work environment is an essential part of any business and one that must be taken seriously to ensure employee well-being. To that end, businesses are required to adhere to strict standards when it comes to occupational safety and health. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards, businesses must meet specific…

Continue ReadingWhat to Do When OSHA Comes to Your Business

Why Are Emergency Action Plans Important?

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin In a competitive world in which businesses often find themselves the subject of public scrutiny for their responses to emergency events, it is essential to expect the unexpected. The responsibilities of business ownership are many, and the value of preparedness cannot be overstated.…

Continue ReadingWhy Are Emergency Action Plans Important?