The Role of Leadership in Prom...

With many companies today struggling to adjust to new business pressures arising from the current economic environment, the necessity to "do more with less" has become increasingly commonplace. While this can present significant challenges to a business's prospects for ...
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History of Workplace Safety

There’s a cliché that says to know where you’re going, you need to know where you’ve come from. We spend a lot of time looking at trends in culture, but we don’t often look at the evolution of the workplace. One area in particular that doe...
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Monitoring Safety Throughout Y...

Prioritizing safety at every level of your business means also taking an active interest in the safe practices of your suppliers, wholesalers, distributors and retail network. Acting cooperatively can have more impact on work safety Safety in the workplace should be eve...
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4 ways healthcare leaders can ...

Healthcare leaders--including board trustees--play a crucial role in creating a culture of safety at their organizations, but they don't always know where to begin. Part of the problem is that board members are often more comfortable talking about and making financial d...
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Working Longer Hours Can Incre...

New research finds that employees who work 46 hours or more per week over a period of 10 years have a greater risk of experiencing some type of cardiovascular disease (CVD) event than those working 45 hours or less. Sadie H. Conway, Ph.D., of the University of Texas Hea...
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Workplace Eye Safety – Commo...

Highly acidic and highly alkaline substances are extremely toxic to the eye and can cause chemical eye burns if they come into contact with the surface of the eye. Alkaline substances pose the greatest risk. These substances are commonly found in workplaces, such as in ...
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Key Lockout Tagout Definitions...

The power of heavy duty machinery is largely left up to speculation until a major accident occurs and its true impact is shown. Protecting workers from the powerful machines they interact with on a daily basis largely relies on the presence of an effective and compl...
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Selecting the Right Signs and ...

You’re the environmental, health and safety manager for a food processing plant that makes commercial soups for large chain restaurants. You need a “CAUTION: HOT” label to warn your employees of the burn hazard of hot stainless steel kettles filled wit...
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There’s no downside to w...

There was good news for Pennsylvania's employers last week: In general, workers' compensation rates will drop for the fourth year in a row. It's not often that costs fall, especially costs outside a business' control and determined by a government agency. But to a large...
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25 Signs You Have An Awesome S...

According to OSHA, “Safety cultures consist of shared beliefs, practices, and attitudes that exist at an establishment. Culture is the atmosphere created by those beliefs, attitudes, etc., which shape our behavior.” By definition, safety culture is difficult...
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