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Feb

09

2015
Identify and prioritize risk in your safety inspection program

Identify and prioritize risk in your safety inspection program

As OSHA’s website states, “The most widely accepted way to identify hazards is to conduct safety and health inspections.” Conducting safety inspections is a routine task that is, at its core, an activity designed to decrease risk across your business. Yet few companies have a safety inspection program in place that adequately identifies and prioritizes risk. The reality is that risk comes in many forms,…

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Feb

05

2015
The Cost of a Healthy Workplace

The Cost of a Healthy Workplace

Keeping a business running smoothly isn’t just about hiring the right people. You also need to keep those workers healthy. Failing to do so can be a costly mistake. “The health and safety of the American workforce is vital to the U.S. economy,” said L. Casey Chosewood, director of the Office for Total Worker Health at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at…

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Feb

04

2015
Trust plays important role in return-to-work, research group says

Trust plays important role in return-to-work, research group says

Cambridge, MA – Trust is an important predictor of whether an injured employee will return to work, according to new studies from the Workers Compensation Research Institute. In surveys conducted in Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa and Tennessee, WCRI asked injured workers whether they were worried about being fired as a result of their injury. Between 34 percent and 45 percent of respondents reported being “somewhat” or…

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Feb

03

2015
The 2-second distraction that lasts longer than 2 seconds

The 2-second distraction that lasts longer than 2 seconds

You’re driving, and your attention is drawn away for two seconds to your navigation screen or cell phone. After those two seconds you’re focused on the road again – or are you? New research shows that taking your eyes off the road for just two seconds has an impact that lasts longer. The Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety study shows in-vehicle glances as brief as…

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Jan

29

2015
Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Create Single Food Safety Agency

Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Create Single Food Safety Agency

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) have introduced bills in Congress that would establish a single, independent federal food safety agency. Food safety oversi…ght is currently split up among 15 agencies in the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce. The Safe Food Act of 2015 introduced Wednesday in both houses of Congress would consolidate all the authorities for food…

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Jan

28

2015
California’s Abusive Conduct Training and the Age of Social Media

California’s Abusive Conduct Training and the Age of Social Media

Abusive conduct in the workplace has the opposite effect of ethical and moral behavior in the workplace. Now, it has become clear that abusive and ethical behavior in workpl…aces affect organizations outside the workplace, because these behaviors show up in social media and can have favorable or unfavorable affects. Social media sites publish positive and negative reviews for products, restaurants, movies, hotels, foreign tours and…

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Jan

26

2015
Worker Dies in Fall from Stage Outside Super Bowl Stadium

Worker Dies in Fall from Stage Outside Super Bowl Stadium

Glendale, Ariz., police say a 31-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital after being seriously injured Jan. 21 while working on construction associated with the upcoming NFL Super Bowl, according to a Canadian Occupational Safety report. Police Sgt. Dave Viadure said the incident appeared to be a workplace accident. The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating. COS reported that NFL spokesman…

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Jan

22

2015

Training kickstarter: Safety music video is a hit with workers

Here’s a good video to show to start your next safety meeting or training session.  Hip hop songs and music videos might not be the first things that come to mind when you think of workplace safety. But an annual contest at Newport News Shipbuilding promotes safety by challenging workers to come up with raps all about avoiding hazards and staying safe on the job….

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Jan

14

2015

Best Practices in Training: Wellness Coaching That Works!

In a pilot project over a 12-month period, more than half of participants in a pilot program sponsored by Onlife Health, a national health and wellness company, and Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), a national health plan for federal employees, lowered their blood pressure through education, coaching, and monitoring. Onlife coaches worked with GEHA members to educate them about the risks of high blood pressure….

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Jan

07

2015

What Are Your New Year’s Safety Resolutions for 2015?

With the new year fast approaching, many are looking forward to turning over a new leaf. So why not make workplace safety your New Year’s resolution for 2015? When it comes to safety, there’s always room for improvement — next year could be the safest year ever for your workplace. Fire Engineering recently released a list of workplace safety resolutions for 2015, and we’ve come…

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