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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
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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
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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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No Cave-in Protection for Workers in 24-foot Trench
01.08.2021 Current EventsIndiana OSHA cited a construction contractor for failing to provide protection for employees working in a 24-foot-deep trench. Inspectors also…

COVID-19 Vaccination Incoming: Can you Make it Mandatory?
01.08.2021 Current EventsCOVID-19 vaccinations are starting to get rolled out, meaning it’s time for employers to consider what their vaccination policies will…

Are Leading Indicator Surveys Accurate?
01.08.2021 Current EventsSurveys regarding injury and illness leading indicators are used frequently in the construction industry for contract bidding purposes, but are…

Bureau of Labor Statistics
12.16.2020 Current EventsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics just released their 2019 injury and fatality reporting today. Workplace fatalities are up nearly 2%…

OSHA Under the Biden Administration: What to Expect
12.09.2020 Current EventsEven if there hadn’t been a pandemic, you could expect to see significant differences between a Trump OSHA and a…

5 States Legalize Marijuana: Workplace Impact
12.09.2020 Current EventsVoters in five states approved laws to legalize medical or recreational marijuana. The states’ initiatives have one thing in common:…

Oregon Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
12.09.2020 Current EventsOregon issued it’s temporary COVID-19 standard on November 6th, joining Virginia, New Jersey, and Michigan on the list of states…

NASP Merch Just in Time for the Holidays
12.09.2020 Current EventsNASP has launched its new merchandise store, just in time for the holidays! Shop the NASP Online store for exclusive…

Maintain Social Distance: COVID ‘Close Contact’ Adds up to Exposure
11.16.2020 Current EventsAn investigation into how an employee contracted COVID-19 in the workplace caused the CDC to change its definition of “close…

Inspector Involved in Extortion Attempt
11.16.2020 Current EventsAn OSHA inspector and his brother were charged with conspiracy to extort $6,000 in cash from a New Jersey-based general…

OSHA announces $1,222,156 in coronavirus violations
10.23.2020 Current EventsSince the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…
Listen to Executive Director Eric Gislason on the Dragging up 6.0 podcast!
10.12.2020 Current EventsIn this episode we discuss the National Association of Safety Professionals many layers of service, in order to provide all…
