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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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No Cave-in Protection for Workers in 24-foot Trench

No Cave-in Protection for Workers in 24-foot Trench

01.08.2021 Current Events
Indiana OSHA cited a construction contractor for failing to provide protection for employees working in a 24-foot-deep trench. Inspectors also…
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COVID-19 Vaccination Incoming: Can you Make it Mandatory?

COVID-19 Vaccination Incoming: Can you Make it Mandatory?

01.08.2021 Current Events
COVID-19 vaccinations are starting to get rolled out, meaning it’s time for employers to consider what their vaccination policies will…
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Are Leading Indicator Surveys Accurate?

Are Leading Indicator Surveys Accurate?

01.08.2021 Current Events
Surveys regarding injury and illness leading indicators are used frequently in the construction industry for contract bidding purposes, but are…
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Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics

12.16.2020 Current Events
The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released their 2019 injury and fatality reporting today. Workplace fatalities are up nearly 2%…
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OSHA Under the Biden Administration: What to Expect

OSHA Under the Biden Administration: What to Expect

12.09.2020 Current Events
Even if there hadn’t been a pandemic, you could expect to see significant differences between a Trump OSHA and a…
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5 States Legalize Marijuana: Workplace Impact

5 States Legalize Marijuana: Workplace Impact

12.09.2020 Current Events
Voters in five states approved laws to legalize medical or recreational marijuana. The states’ initiatives have one thing in common:…
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Oregon Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Oregon Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

12.09.2020 Current Events
Oregon issued it’s temporary COVID-19 standard on November 6th, joining Virginia, New Jersey, and Michigan on the list of states…
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NASP Merch Just in Time for the Holidays

NASP Merch Just in Time for the Holidays

12.09.2020 Current Events
NASP has launched its new merchandise store, just in time for the holidays! Shop the NASP Online store for exclusive…
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Maintain Social Distance: COVID ‘Close Contact’ Adds up to Exposure

Maintain Social Distance: COVID ‘Close Contact’ Adds up to Exposure

11.16.2020 Current Events
An investigation into how an employee contracted COVID-19 in the workplace caused the CDC to change its definition of “close…
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Inspector Involved in Extortion Attempt

Inspector Involved in Extortion Attempt

11.16.2020 Current Events
An OSHA inspector and his brother were charged with conspiracy to extort $6,000 in cash from a New Jersey-based general…
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OSHA announces $1,222,156 in coronavirus violations

OSHA announces $1,222,156 in coronavirus violations

10.23.2020 Current Events
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…
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Listen to Executive Director Eric Gislason on the Dragging up 6.0 podcast!

Listen to Executive Director Eric Gislason on the Dragging up 6.0 podcast!

10.12.2020 Current Events
In this episode we discuss the National Association of Safety Professionals many layers of service, in order to provide all…
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