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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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Washington Fall Protection Alignment

Washington Fall Protection Alignment

02.12.2024 Current Events
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is undertaking revisions to its fall protection standards as part of its…
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OSHA’s Expanded 300A Reporting Due Soon!

OSHA’s Expanded 300A Reporting Due Soon!

01.18.2024 Compliance
It’s 2024, and with the new year comes the March 2 deadline for OSHA’s Form 300A injury and illness reporting.…
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96 Minutes

96 Minutes

01.18.2024 Current Events
Federal fatality data revealed that work-related injuries resulted in the death of a worker every 96 minutes in the U.S.…
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Update to 1910.156 Proposed

Update to 1910.156 Proposed

01.18.2024 Compliance
OSHA has published a proposal to update an existing standard and expand safety and health protections for emergency responders, including…
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Safety Santa is BACK!

Safety Santa is BACK!

12.18.2023 Current Events
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house… You were in a panic because you need to get…
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70k+ SIRs

70k+ SIRs

12.18.2023 Current Events
Federal OSHA collected a total of 70,206 severe injury reports (SIRs) from employers it covers from 2015 to 2021, according…
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Cannabis Dust a Major Respiratory Hazard?

Cannabis Dust a Major Respiratory Hazard?

12.18.2023 Compliance
The 2022 death of a Massachusetts cannabis worker has the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) concerned about…
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Business Owner Charged For WC Fraud

Business Owner Charged For WC Fraud

12.18.2023 Current Events
A California business owner was charged with 96 felony counts for denial of workers’ compensation benefits to employees, workers’ compensation…
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Fatigue and Complacency to Blame for Ferry Accident

Fatigue and Complacency to Blame for Ferry Accident

11.13.2023 Current Events
Back in July 2022, a Washington State Ferries passenger and car ferry collided with a mooring structure (called a terminal…
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OSHA & NLRB Forge Stronger Alliance to Safeguard Workers’ Whistleblower Rights

OSHA & NLRB Forge Stronger Alliance to Safeguard Workers’ Whistleblower Rights

11.13.2023 Current Events
OSHA and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing the…
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NHTSA Reports Continued Drop in Traffic-Related Fatalities

NHTSA Reports Continued Drop in Traffic-Related Fatalities

10.06.2023 Current Events
For five fiscal quarters in a row, traffic-related fatalities have dropped in the United States. That information comes after the…
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Teen’s Death at Wisconsin Sawmill Leads to Major Action from DOL

Teen’s Death at Wisconsin Sawmill Leads to Major Action from DOL

09.19.2023 Current Events
A 16-year-old worker was injured and later died from those injuries, following an incident while operating dangerous equipment. This was…
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