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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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ALWAYS Wear Your Hard Hat
01.17.2019 ComplianceThis is why we emphasize ALWAYS wear your hard hat! Keep up-to-date on the latest in safety by attending one…
Understanding the importance of workplace health and safety
01.11.2019 ComplianceHealth and safety are two words people tend to take rather seriously – and understandably so. They play a vital…
Safety Auditor Certificate Course (SAC) Update
01.08.2019 Live ClassesWe are proud to announce the completion of our SAC course into the Learning Management System (LMS). Do you conduct…
Certified Safety Manager (CSM) 2019
01.08.2019 Live ClassesAfter wrapping up an extremely successful 2018, we are pleased to announce our 2019 Certified Safety Manager (CSM) Classroom schedule:…
Winterizing Your Workforce
01.08.2019 ComplianceEven in the midst of a mild winter season, it is important for businesses to address the inevitable increase in…
Under-reporting Injuries Still a Big Challenge for OSHA
01.08.2019 Current EventsAn annual review pinpoints OSHA’s biggest challenges as it strives to reduce workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. A law passed…
Are Drones the Future for OSHA Inspections?
01.08.2019 Current EventsIt’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s an OSHA drone? That’s right, believe it or not, OSHA is now employing the use…
Failed New Year Resolutions
01.03.2019 Current EventsI recently read this article regarding why we fail at New Year resolutions. I think this could apply to our…
Hazardous Materials
01.02.2019 ComplianceHazardous materials (hazmat) are any material that has properties that may result in risk or injury to health and/or destruction…
Flammable and combustible liquids
12.28.2018 ComplianceFlammable and combustible liquids are liquids that can burn. They are classified, or grouped, as either flammable or combustible by…
Types of Hazards
12.26.2018 ComplianceEvery workplace has hazards, and it’s helpful to know which pose the greatest risk of harm for your workers and…
What are the Penalties for non-Compliance with the US DOT Regulations in 2019?
12.20.2018 Current EventsLike any decent regulatory agency, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT/PHMSA) issues…