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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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Just Two Weeks Until SafetyConnect 2020!

Just Two Weeks Until SafetyConnect 2020!

10.07.2020 Current Events
NASP is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of this virtual safety conference and expo! Please join us, for FREE!…
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Workers’ Comp “MEGA-claims” on the Rise

Workers’ Comp “MEGA-claims” on the Rise

10.07.2020 Current Events
Workers’ compensation mega claims, those that cost $3 million or more at 2018 cost levels, are on the rise, according…
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Airborne COVID-19 Transmission: It All Comes Back to the Mask

Airborne COVID-19 Transmission: It All Comes Back to the Mask

10.07.2020 Current Events
Is six feet really the limit for person-to-person COVID-19 transmission? Unfortunately for businesses, the answer to that question seems to…
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Positive Drug Test Rates Hit 16-year High

Positive Drug Test Rates Hit 16-year High

10.07.2020 Current Events
Workforce drug positivity rates hit a 16-year high in 2019, with positive marijuana test rates climbing by double digits across…
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Join NASP at SafetyConnect 2020

Join NASP at SafetyConnect 2020

09.23.2020 Current Events
We’re proud to be an exhibitor – come check us out! A rapidly changing business landscape calls for an innovative…
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NSC: U.S. COVID deaths surpass 2018 accidental death numbers

NSC: U.S. COVID deaths surpass 2018 accidental death numbers

09.16.2020 Current Events
Mortality numbers in the U.S. for COVID-19, by August, have already surpassed the total number of preventable, accidental deaths in…
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SafetyConnect 2020

SafetyConnect 2020

09.16.2020 Current Events
We’re proud to be an exhibitor – come check us out! A rapidly changing business landscape calls for an innovative…
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Confused by OSHA’s COVID-19 Reporting Rules?

Confused by OSHA’s COVID-19 Reporting Rules?

09.16.2020 Current Events
Are you confused by federal OSHA’s reporting requirements for coronavirus cases? You’re not alone. The law firm Baker Hostetler says…
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29th Anniversary of Worst Industrial Disaster in NC History

29th Anniversary of Worst Industrial Disaster in NC History

09.03.2020 Current Events
ON THIS DAY, this terrible day, in North Carolina history… 1991: It is about 8:15 in the morning ON THIS…
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33 months in jail for driver who dumped hazardous waste

33 months in jail for driver who dumped hazardous waste

09.02.2020 Current Events
The judge didn’t pull any punches with this RCRA violator. Individual: Edward Miller, Sidney, NE. Business: Truck driver. Penalty: 33…
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Managing the Risk of COVID-19 Related Lawsuits Against Employers

Managing the Risk of COVID-19 Related Lawsuits Against Employers

08.11.2020 Current Events
Written By: Michael C. Lord, Attorney for Williams Mullen (a NASP Strategic Alliance Partner) The COVID-19 pandemic is an economic…
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Top Causes of Workplace Injuries Costing Employers $1B a Week

Top Causes of Workplace Injuries Costing Employers $1B a Week

08.11.2020 Current Events
The top ten causes of workplace injuries, such as slips, trips, and falls, and strains from lifting heavy objects are…
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