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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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2023 Course Calendar
09.14.2022 Live ClassesOur 2022 CSM, HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer, and Confined Space Entry & Rescue Train-the-Trainer courses sold out so quickly that we wanted…
Reliance on Warning Stickers Leads to Tragedy
09.14.2022 Current EventsA North Carolina city’s reliance on warning stickers rather than safety policies for its sanitation crews was a contributing factor…
Back to School Savings!
09.14.2022 Live ClassesSummer is almost over. The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler, and the kids are heading back…
Ergonomic Hazards and Safety Tips on the Job Site
08.29.2022 ComplianceThe construction industry offers hands-on, intense environments that require hard work from all individuals involved despite the areas of these…
Ergonomic Hazards & Safety Tips in the Office
08.29.2022 ComplianceWorkplace injuries are regular occurrences throughout various industries. Whether lifting heavy items, bending over, pushing and pulling or even sitting…
New Partnership Offers Industrial Hygiene Course to NASP Students
08.12.2022 Live ClassesNASP has recently partnered with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to offer our newest course, the Basic Principles of…
Procedures Aren’t Enough to Prevent Fatalities
08.12.2022 ComplianceJust having a safety procedure in place is not enough. Procedures must be followed to be effective; failing to do…
A Round of Applause
08.12.2022 Live ClassesWe at NASP would like to take the time to congratulate our latest round of newly certified Master Safety Professional…
Monkeypox Declared Public Health Emergency
08.12.2022 Current EventsThe Biden Administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up…
NIOSH Releases Best Practices for Temp Workers
08.12.2022 Current EventsIn past weeks, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the release of a new set of…
Workplace Ergonomics Specialist: Live Course in Orlando, Florida
08.12.2022 Live ClassesNASP and Fit For Work invite you to join us for a special, educational event taking place in Orlando on…
1,000 Inspections
08.12.2022 Current EventsIn response to a rise in trenching and excavation fatalities—22 workers have suffered fatal injuries in trenching and excavation work…