Top 3 Safety Threats for Your Staff This Winter
Different times of year can pose different risks to the safety of your staff. Here we’ll outline the top three most common safety threats to expect during the winter.
How to Improve Safety Culture in the Workplace
Promoting a safe working environment requires more than the occasional poster in the breakroom and quick reminders at annual company parties. It takes time, dedication, and consistency to establish a company culture that revolves around safety. For example, there are a number of things you can do to improve safety culture that will benefit both your employees and your company as a whole.
The Importance of Implementing A New Hire Safety Training Program
Your company recently hired new employees to join your team. Congrats! In the midst of helping a new hire understand their job role, there can be a number of safety processes and procedures to remember throughout the on-boarding process. Do you have a safety training program in place for your new hires? Implementing an updated…
Exposure in the Workplace: Bloodborne Pathogens
Workplace accidents are often defined as slips and falls, however, there is a danger in the workplace that places millions of workers at risk each year: bloodborne pathogens. Bacteria and viruses that live in blood and other body fluids can cause harmful diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV. These incidents frequently go…
Lockout/Tagout: Alternative Protective Measures
If you’re in the safety industry, there’s no doubt you’ve heard of Lockout/Tagout. Developed in the early 1980s, this standard has drastically decreased the number of injuries and deaths from general industry to agricultural workplaces. Although several changes and improvements to how we apply OSHA 1910.147 have been made over the years, the standard itself…