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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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Elements of Safety Leadership

Elements of Safety Leadership

03.24.2022 Compliance
Great safety leaders care deeply about their people and regularly demonstrate the value of safety through their actions. Let’s take…
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Lack of LOTO Causes Employee Injury; Leads to OSHA Inspection and $370K in Penalties

Lack of LOTO Causes Employee Injury; Leads to OSHA Inspection and $370K in Penalties

03.23.2022 Current Events
A recent OSHA investigation found that a plastic packaging manufacturer – with a history of workplace safety and health inspections…
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DOL Sues NY Practice for Firing Employee Over Lack of COVID Protocols

DOL Sues NY Practice for Firing Employee Over Lack of COVID Protocols

03.21.2022 Current Events
The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against a New York ophthalmologist and his practice in New York for allegedly…
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500-ton Press Incident Leads to 412k in Citations

500-ton Press Incident Leads to 412k in Citations

03.15.2022 Current Events
OSHA cited a Texas manufacturer after a worker’s fingers were severed inside a 500-ton hydraulic press. The company has a…
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Ammo Manufacturer to Pay $597k to Whistleblower

Ammo Manufacturer to Pay $597k to Whistleblower

03.15.2022 Current Events
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered an Arizona-based ammunition manufacturer to pay compensatory damages, back wages and associated costs…
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Who Needs HAZWOPER Training?

Who Needs HAZWOPER Training?

03.15.2022 Compliance
If you work with hazardous materials, then you may be wondering if you need HAZWOPER training. Perhaps you’ve heard about…
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Guide to Preventing Accidents on the Job Site

Guide to Preventing Accidents on the Job Site

03.15.2022 Compliance
There’s a lot of action happening on a job site. Construction workers perform their tasks; machines move around the site, and trucks arrive…
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Precautions for Summer Job Site Safety

Precautions for Summer Job Site Safety

03.15.2022 Compliance
According to a University of California Los Angeles study, hot weather increases the risk of work-related accidents and injuries across many industries.…
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OSHA Safety Signs

OSHA Safety Signs

03.15.2022 Compliance
Safety signs promote workplace safety across industries. They warn about potential hazards and provide valuable safety information, reducing the risk…
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The Importance of Fall Protection

The Importance of Fall Protection

03.15.2022 Compliance
Fall protection is a set of methods and systems designed to prevent falls and injury in the workplace. Because falls…
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Fine Increase For Contractor With Fall Violations

Fine Increase For Contractor With Fall Violations

03.11.2022 Current Events
An Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission judge affirmed multiple citations and a total of $45,000 in fines against a…
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New Orleans, Here We Come!

New Orleans, Here We Come!

03.11.2022 Live Classes
NASP will be bringing its world-renowned Certified Safety Manager Course to New Orleans, May 16-20. Enjoy the great food, nightlife,…
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