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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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Deadly tornadoes struck the Midwest!
12.14.2021 Current EventsThe deadly tornadoes that struck the Midwest provide a somber reminder to review your company’s Emergency Action Plans and Inclement…
Fed’s Handling of Pandemic Questioned
12.03.2021 Current EventsOSHA inspectors investigating possible COVID-19 violations faced communication and guidance challenges that frequently made their jobs more difficult, according to…
Terminated Worker Receives $2.2M Jury Award
12.03.2021 Current EventsAn ultrasound technician will receive $2.2 million thanks to an Oct. 19 jury verdict that found her former employer fired…

Turkey Frying Safety Tips
11.24.2021 Current EventsSince Thanksgiving preparations are well underway for most of us, NASP thought it would be a good idea to share…

Federal OSHA: 3 State Plans Failing to Address COVID
11.16.2021 Current EventsFederal OSHA may step in to take over workplace safety regulations from three states: Arizona, South Carolina, and Utah for…

Lithium Batteries at the Center of HAZMAT Regulation Petitions
11.16.2021 Current EventsThe Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) is reviewing five industry and trade association petitions to…

Breaking News!
11.04.2021 Current EventsOSHA has just issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. The…

Safety Connect 2021 Conference and Expo
10.15.2021 Current EventsNASP is excited to attend the Safety Connect 2021 Conference and Expo next week! This conference is completely FREE for…

California Enacts New Warehousing Safety Law: A Safety News Break Story
10.15.2021 Current EventsCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB-701, which takes effect January 1st, 2022, a new bill that is aiming to…

Cutting Corners Triggers Vapor Explosion: CEO Headed to Jail
10.15.2021 Current EventsEnvironmental health and safety should never take a back seat to making a profit. The former president of an oil…

COVID Vaccine and Testing ETS
09.14.2021 Current EventsBusinesses with at least 100 employees will soon be required to mandate that employees get vaccinated against the coronavirus or…

NASP to Exhibit at NSC 2021 Safety Congress and Expo!
09.14.2021 Current EventsNASP is proud to be exhibiting at NSC’s 2021 Safety Congress and Expo! To show our excitement we would like…
