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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
Compliance
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
Compliance
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
Compliance
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
Compliance
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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YouTube Winners!
03.11.2022 YoutubeNASP is excited to announce that our YouTube Channel reached the 1,000 subscriber mark! We are extremely appreciative of everyone…
What Does the War in Ukraine Have to Do With Worker Safety?
03.11.2022 Current EventsLast month, we talked about stress and anxiety for workers on construction sites, but it most certainly is not limited…
Fined $624K on Excavation Violations
02.25.2022 Current EventsAn employer, who OSHA just cited for a trench-related double fatality in February 2021, is now facing a $624,000 fine…
NASP has been awarded the 2021 Gold Hire Vets Medallion Award!
02.16.2022 Current EventsThe award, issued by the Department of Labor, recognizes businesses who actively recruit, employ, and retain our nation’s veterans. The…
Imperial Sugar Explosion: 14 Years Later
02.09.2022 Current EventsIt’s now been 14 years since a tragedy shook Port Wentworth. Fourteen lives were taken and several others were injured…
NASP YouTube Channel Giveaway!
02.09.2022 YoutubeThe NASP YouTube channel offers a place for you to stay in the know on new regulations, employee training techniques,…
$303k Fine: Worker Engulfed in Grain
02.09.2022 Current EventsOSHA cited a grain cooperative after a worker was engulfed in a soybean silo. An investigation found two workers were…
Fertilizer Plant Fire Smolders
02.09.2022 Current EventsResidents who live near a fertilizer plant that has been burning for a week are returning to their homes after…
ALL ABOARD! Confined Space Entry & Rescue Train-the-Trainer Enrollment is Open NOW!
02.09.2022 Live ClassesNASP is now enrolling students for the first CSR-TTT class for 2022! The 40 Hour Confined Space Entry & Rescue…
Anxiety and Depression Surge Among Construction Workers Amid Pandemic
02.09.2022 ComplianceSymptoms of anxiety and depression among construction workers have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among women and workers living…
Check out our latest 5 Star Google Review!
01.25.2022 Current Events“I recently completed the CSM and Behavioral Based Safety Specialist courses and was thrilled with the information provided in the…
NASP Partners with ErgoFactor®
01.14.2022 Current EventsNASP is proud to announce our newest strategic partnership with ErgoFactor! We are excited to see this partnership grow and…