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How to Become a Safety Manager

How to Become a Safety Manager

The work of a safety manager can be fulfilling as you get to promote and improve safety in your workplace. However, it’s not always an easy job, and getting qualified can be challenging without the right credentials. You must consider whether you have the right traits, if you plan to get a degree, which industry…
How to Save Money By Developing Your Own Safety Programs

How to Save Money By Developing Your Own Safety Programs

While prioritizing workplace safety is essential, it can also be expensive. Developing safety programs internally instead of outsourcing training can protect employees and financial assets. Whether you’re a business owner or manager, equipping yourself or a staff member to develop safety programs can save your company money. Alongside the financial benefits of having a team…
How to Maintain Accurate Safety Records

How to Maintain Accurate Safety Records

Maintaining safety records helps keep your organization legally compliant and builds a culture where every employee returns home safely each day. Safety records rarely make headlines unless something goes wrong, but when an accident happens, they provide critical information. They can reveal emerging patterns linked to workplace dangers, and lives can be saved when action…
OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) covers standards for safe and healthy workplaces in the United States. It establishes regulations, performs inspections, conducts training and education, and works with state agencies and other industry regulators. OSHA also establishes safety recordkeeping requirements to track and monitor workplace accidents in various industries. Learn more about OSHA…
Guide to Navigating Safety Audits

Guide to Navigating Safety Audits

Safety audits are structured processes that evaluate how effectively your organization’s safety programs, procedures, and systems function. Think of this as a health check for your safety management system (SMS). The primary objective is identifying gaps, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement. Audits also show employees that leadership is invested in their safety, fostering greater…

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Fined $624K on Excavation Violations

Fined $624K on Excavation Violations

02.25.2022 Current Events
An employer, who OSHA just cited for a trench-related double fatality in February 2021, is now facing a $624,000 fine…
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Imperial Sugar Explosion: 14 Years Later

Imperial Sugar Explosion: 14 Years Later

02.09.2022 Current Events
It’s now been 14 years since a tragedy shook Port Wentworth. Fourteen lives were taken and several others were injured…
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NASP YouTube Channel Giveaway!

NASP YouTube Channel Giveaway!

02.09.2022 Youtube
The NASP YouTube channel offers a place for you to stay in the know on new regulations, employee training techniques,…
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Fertilizer Plant Fire Smolders

Fertilizer Plant Fire Smolders

02.09.2022 Current Events
Residents who live near a fertilizer plant that has been burning for a week are returning to their homes after…
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Anxiety and Depression Surge Among Construction Workers Amid Pandemic

Anxiety and Depression Surge Among Construction Workers Amid Pandemic

02.09.2022 Compliance
Symptoms of anxiety and depression among construction workers have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among women and workers living…
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Check out our latest 5 Star Google Review!

Check out our latest 5 Star Google Review!

01.25.2022 Current Events
“I recently completed the CSM and Behavioral Based Safety Specialist courses and was thrilled with the information provided in the…
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Contractor Faces Jail Time for Failure to Pay OSHA Fines

Contractor Faces Jail Time for Failure to Pay OSHA Fines

01.14.2022 Current Events
The owner of two Florida-based roofing businesses is facing jail time for failing to pay $2.2 million in OSHA fines.…
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Recent Fines Show OSHA Still Cares About Ergonomics

Recent Fines Show OSHA Still Cares About Ergonomics

01.14.2022 Compliance
If you thought OSHA had given up on ergonomics, think again. As the agency recently used the General Duty Clause…
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Top 5 Most Expensive Fines for 2021

Top 5 Most Expensive Fines for 2021

01.14.2022 Current Events
A recap of 2021’s biggest fines includes two companies that each had to pay more than $1 million following tragic…
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Deadly tornadoes struck the Midwest!

Deadly tornadoes struck the Midwest!

12.14.2021 Current Events
The deadly tornadoes that struck the Midwest provide a somber reminder to review your company’s Emergency Action Plans and Inclement…
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Insight Into Temp Agencies as Controlling Employers

Insight Into Temp Agencies as Controlling Employers

12.03.2021 Compliance
A Washington State Supreme Court consolidated decision covering safety violations with two temporary agencies provides some insight into how courts…
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Fed’s Handling of Pandemic Questioned

Fed’s Handling of Pandemic Questioned

12.03.2021 Current Events
OSHA inspectors investigating possible COVID-19 violations faced communication and guidance challenges that frequently made their jobs more difficult, according to…
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