What you need to do by February 1st It is easy to overlook in the hustle and bustle of the New Year, but qualifying employers in Oregon are under a looming compliance deadline. In a perfect world you would have perfectly clean injury and incident records, so posting your...
How your organization can reduce the risks and save lives Did you know that autumn brings big increases in pedestrian fatalities? You may be wondering why this is relevant, when we usually chat about compliance as a way to improve safety in your business. But the danger to pedestrians...
7 steps to update your workplace, because pumpkin lattes and hazardous chemicals should never meet Ah Fall… The smell of leaves and pumpkin lattes is in the air. It’s a great time to take out your hazard communication program and dust it off. Chances are you have hazardous materials...
Easy strategies for creating ergonomically aligned workstations. You’ve probably seen someone—or maybe you have been the one — who pushes yourself through pain and discomfort because you are focused on getting a job done. But when employees are uncomfortable, or even worse, in pain, productivity and morale can suffer....
14 Best practices you can put in place today. This is part of our series designed for busy business and HR leaders responsible for managing safety programs. Is your safety committee thriving and contributing to the positive safety culture at your organization? If not, you’re overlooking a valuable influencer...
This is part of our series designed for busy business and HR leaders responsible for managing safety programs. How many times do you see drivers on the road looking down at cell phones? Recently, I even saw someone driving on I-5 reading a book! It’s crazy that people don’t...
This is part of our series designed for busy business and HR leaders responsible for managing safety programs. Reducing the potential for injury to your employees, visitors and customers is the underlining goal of any safety program. And you are well on your way to doing just that. You...
This is part of our series designed for busy business and HR leaders responsible for managing safety programs. We’re talking about how to strengthen your safety program, where the first step is keeping good records. So you have compiled all of your incident reports and posted your OSHA 300A...
This is the first of a monthly series of posts designed for busy business and HR leaders responsible for managing safety programs. It seems like the list of responsibilities for business leaders never ends. And in many organizations your responsibilities can include safety, on top of everything else. A...