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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
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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
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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Workers’ Comp “MEGA-claims” on the Rise
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Airborne COVID-19 Transmission: It All Comes Back to the Mask
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Positive Drug Test Rates Hit 16-year High
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NEW Online HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer
10.07.2020 Live ClassesThis brand new, state-of-the-art course will cover in detail the regulatory and training requirements of the Hazardous Waste Operation and…
Join NASP at SafetyConnect 2020
09.23.2020 Current EventsWe’re proud to be an exhibitor – come check us out! A rapidly changing business landscape calls for an innovative…
Online HAZWOPER Training?
09.23.2020 Live ClassesThis brand new online HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer course is designed for anyone involved in environmental clean up or HAZMAT emergency response.…
NSC: U.S. COVID deaths surpass 2018 accidental death numbers
09.16.2020 Current EventsMortality numbers in the U.S. for COVID-19, by August, have already surpassed the total number of preventable, accidental deaths in…
SafetyConnect 2020
09.16.2020 Current EventsWe’re proud to be an exhibitor – come check us out! A rapidly changing business landscape calls for an innovative…
Confused by OSHA’s COVID-19 Reporting Rules?
09.16.2020 Current EventsAre you confused by federal OSHA’s reporting requirements for coronavirus cases? You’re not alone. The law firm Baker Hostetler says…
On-the-Job Training is Adequate Communication of Rules
09.16.2020 ComplianceA lack of fully documented safety training does not prove inadequate communication of safety rules, according to a July 28…
LIVE Certified Safety Manager courses in General Industry and Construction!
09.16.2020 Live ClassesIt is no secret that e-learning is all the rage during this COVID-19 pandemic. While e-learning is certainly a great…
Join our upcoming CSM and CSMC classes!
09.10.2020 Live ClassesIt is no secret that e-learning is all the rage during this COVID-19 pandemic. While e-learning is certainly a great…