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How to Become a Safety Manager
By Eric Gislason Compliance
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
Compliance
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
Compliance
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
Compliance
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
Compliance
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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Whistleblower Retaliation
01.10.2023 Current EventsAmerican Airlines retaliated against whistleblowers who reported worker illnesses from toxic vapors inside aircraft cabins, according to OSHA. The agency…
Carlos’ Law Increases Corporate Criminal Liability in NY
01.10.2023 Current EventsNew York’s Penal Law has been amended under the new legislation, known as Carlos’ Law, to increase penalties for corporate…
2021 Fatal Work Injury Data
01.10.2023 Current EventsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics recently announced the latest fatal work injury data for 2021. Notable updates include: There were…
Safety Santa Sale!
12.08.2022 Live ClassesTwas the night before Christmas and all through the house… You were in a panic because you need to get…
Most Dangerous Highways by State
12.08.2022 Current EventsRecent trends show that American drivers are performing worse than usual. Traffic fatalities rose by 11% in 2021, and it…
Business Owner Sentenced to 10 Years for Deadly Tanker Explosion
12.08.2022 Current EventsThe owner of several trucking companies, Carl Bradley Johansson, was recently sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for ordering…
Container Reconditioning Company Fined $1.6M in CAA and RCRA Violations
12.08.2022 Current EventsThe United States and State of Wisconsin announced a settlement with Container Life Cycle Management LLC (CLCM) that addresses Clean…
Changes to Reporting Injuries and Illnesses
11.10.2022 ComplianceEmployers must connect their Injury Tracking Account to a Login.gov account to submit their 2022 workplace injury and illness data…
NASP Pre-Black Friday Sale!
11.10.2022 Live ClassesOur best Pre-Black Friday deal is coming soon, just for you! From November 21st through the 28th, we’re giving you…
Developer and Subcontractors Cited $518k
11.10.2022 Current EventsOSHA has issued citations to three New Jersey contractors who willfully exposed employees to potentially lethal dangers by allowing them…
No Tricks, Only Treats! $100 Premium Memberships through October!
10.11.2022 Live ClassesWe have completely overhauled our NASP Premium Membership area, and we are so pump(kin)ed to share the news with you!…
DOJ Prosecutes 3 Criminal Cases Related to OSHA
10.11.2022 Current EventsThe Department of Justice (DOJ) said earlier this year that it would work closely with OSHA to prosecute employers whose…