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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
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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
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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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Psychosocial Risk Factors in the Workplace
04.12.2023 ComplianceWhen it comes to your employees, you know that health and safety are the top priority. However, this means more…
How to Create a Good Psychosocial Safety Climate
04.12.2023 ComplianceAs an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) professional, you know how important it is for employees to have a positive,…
Safety Training: Boost Productivity, Save Money, Reduce Downtime
03.13.2023 ComplianceAccording to OSHA, “education and training are important tools for informing workers and managers about workplace hazards and controls so…
Have These Letters Behind Your Name?
03.13.2023 ComplianceAre you interested in NASP’s beta exams, but are not sure whether you qualify for them? If you have earned…
Watchdog: OSHA Should Improve Complaints & Referrals Process
03.13.2023 ComplianceThe Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (OIG) commissioned a third-party audit of OSHA which found the agency didn’t…
Lawsuit May Jeopardize OSHA
03.13.2023 Current EventsNineteen attorneys general filed an amicus brief in Allstates Refractory Contractors LLC v. Walsh, a case that challenges OSHA’s ability…
Walsh Addresses FY 2024 Budget
03.13.2023 Current EventsThe Biden-Harris administration recently released President Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2024. “President Biden’s 2024 budget request of $15.1 billion…
Fatal Work Injuries Up 9% in 2021
03.13.2023 Current EventsThere were 5,190 fatal work injuries in the U.S. in 2021, an 8.9% increase from 4,764 in 2020, according to…
Guide to Psychosocial Safety
02.28.2023 ComplianceSafety professionals know how vital worker safety is, and psychosocial safety is no different. Organizations know the value of their…
How Much Do Businesses Spend on Safety?
02.28.2023 ComplianceSafety is crucial in every industry. Whatever the workplace looks like, from busy construction sites to bustline offices, safety keeps…
4,401 Reasons to Join us in Raleigh!
02.10.2023 Live ClassesIn 2022 alone, OSHA cited businesses for 4,401 Lockout Tagout and Hazard Communication violations… that’s an average of over 12…
Fatalities Involving People of Color Reach Record High
02.10.2023 Current EventsThe share of Black or African American workers fatally injured on the job reached an all-time high in 2021, increasing…