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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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Whistleblower case shows what safety discipline shouldn’t be like

Whistleblower case shows what safety discipline shouldn’t be like

12.19.2018 Current Events
Was Worker Fire for Reporting Injuries? We’ve discussed before that progressive discipline is hard for any manager, no matter what…
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The Myths Of Lockout/Tagout – Part 2

The Myths Of Lockout/Tagout – Part 2

12.14.2018 Compliance
Myth: Each machine specific procedure must contain lots of detail OSHA: OSHA concurs with those commenters who stressed the need…
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OSHA Clarifies Drug Testing, Incentives

OSHA Clarifies Drug Testing, Incentives

12.11.2018 Compliance
Agency Says Post-Incident Drug Testing, Safety Incentives OK Good news: OSHA is pulling back its previous stance on safety incentive…
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The Myths Of Lockout/Tagout – Part 1

The Myths Of Lockout/Tagout – Part 1

12.06.2018 Compliance
Myth: I have to lockout energy whenever I do any service or maintenance OSHA: When such servicing may expose the employee…
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How Can Businesses Eliminate Worker Injuries to Reach a Goal of Zero Incidents?

How Can Businesses Eliminate Worker Injuries to Reach a Goal of Zero Incidents?

12.05.2018 Compliance
The Zero Incidents Vision Over the years, businesses have implemented many unique procedures and policies to eliminate worker injuries and…
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Hearing loss increase found in oil, gas workers

Hearing loss increase found in oil, gas workers

11.29.2018 Current Events
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among Canadian oil and gas drilling sector workers has increased by 12 per cent, from 33…
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Using TaBRA For Culture Change

Using TaBRA For Culture Change

11.28.2018 Current Events
TaBRA (Task Based Risk Assessments) is a topic about which FDRsafety has written several times. How It Works Many workers…
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Whistleblower case shows what safety discipline shouldn’t be like

Whistleblower case shows what safety discipline shouldn’t be like

11.19.2018 Current Events
Was worker fired for reporting injuries? We’ve discussed before that progressive discipline is hard for any manager, no matter what…
Read More
OSHA Clarifies Drug Testing, Incentives

OSHA Clarifies Drug Testing, Incentives

11.19.2018 Current Events
Agency Says Post-Incident Drug Testing, Safety Incentives OK Good news: OSHA is pulling back its previous stance on safety incentive…
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Next HAZWOPER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER Course in 2019 Aboard the Battleship USS North Carolina

Next HAZWOPER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER Course in 2019 Aboard the Battleship USS North Carolina

11.19.2018 Live Classes
We just finished a great class last week here in Wilmington for our HAZWOPER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER Course – and it was…
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LSP Update

LSP Update

11.19.2018 Live Classes
Great News! Our LSP just received a facelift and now has migrated to our new Learning Management System. What does…
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How Can Businesses Eliminate Worker Injuries to Reach a Goal of Zero Incidents?

How Can Businesses Eliminate Worker Injuries to Reach a Goal of Zero Incidents?

11.14.2018 Compliance
The Zero Incidents Vision Over the years, businesses have implemented many unique procedures and policies to eliminate worker injuries and…
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