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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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How to Conduct a Safety Audit
10.17.2022 ComplianceWorkplace safety is essential in every industry. Every day, people face potentially dangerous situations at work that put their physical…
New Product Launch! NASP 10- and 30-hour Training Courses!
10.11.2022 Live ClassesYes, you read that right! NASP is excited to announce the launch of our very own 10- and 30- hour…
New California Law Requires Workers’ Comp, Even with No Employees
10.11.2022 ComplianceA new California law now requires certain contractors to carry workers’ compensation insurance coverage beginning 2023, even if they don’t…
A Round of Applause
10.11.2022 Live ClassesWe at NASP would like to take the time to congratulate our latest round of newly certified Master Safety Professional…
No Tricks, Only Treats! $100 Premium Memberships through October!
10.11.2022 Live ClassesWe have completely overhauled our NASP Premium Membership area, and we are so pump(kin)ed to share the news with you!…
DOJ Prosecutes 3 Criminal Cases Related to OSHA
10.11.2022 Current EventsThe Department of Justice (DOJ) said earlier this year that it would work closely with OSHA to prosecute employers whose…
CSB Releases New Guidance on Accidental Release Reporting Rule
10.11.2022 ComplianceThe U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released new guidance on its Accidental Release Reporting Rule, clarifying when…
2023 Course Calendar
10.11.2022 Live ClassesAs our 2022 Live Course training calendar comes to a close, we wanted to provide you with a thorough outlook…
Guide to OSHA Inspections
10.05.2022 ComplianceOSHA inspections — the simple act of reading that term is enough to worry or frustrate safety professionals, managers and…
Why Is Ergonomics So Misunderstood?
09.14.2022 ComplianceErgonomics seems to be among the most misunderstood concepts to many safety professionals, so often, it gets overlooked when inundated…
September is Suicide Prevention Month
09.14.2022 Current EventsSeptember is Suicide Prevention Month, and OSHA is urging employers to actively promote available resources to all workers. The month…
Owner Charged $350k In Workers’ Comp Fraud
09.14.2022 Current EventsThe owner and manager of restaurant in Austin, Texas were charged in a $350,000 workers’ compensation fraud scheme. The owner…