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...
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....
The Low Down on Safety When Temperatures Soar Do you have employees who work outside? Then you should have a plan to prevent heat illnesses and make sure your team knows the signs of sickness. While OSHA doesn’t have a specific rule that covers heat exposures, mitigation plans can...
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...