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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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NASP is Going to the NSC Congress & Expo in October
08.17.2018 Current EventsThis year, NASP employees will be attending the National Safety Council Congress & Expo in Houston, TX October 22nd-24th. This…
Some Unexpected Feedback
08.17.2018 Current EventsWhen we launched our new LMS (Learning Management System) platform earlier this year, we were excited and loved all of…
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
08.16.2018 ComplianceHand-arm vibration syndrome is a silent disorder affecting many workers who do physical labor. Safety professionals must understand this condition to…
Management of Change – Large Pipeline Company Case Study
08.14.2018 ComplianceThe company for our pipe line management of change (MOC) case study has over 2,000 employees, multiple business units, areas,…
How to carry out fire extinguisher inspection
08.09.2018 ComplianceFire Extinguisher Inspection is important to ensure that the extinguishers are active and ready for operation. Fire Extinguisher Inspection – Legal…
You’re Proactive About Workplace Safety – But What About Your Career?
08.07.2018 ComplianceBeing proactive is preached constantly when discussing how to create a safe workplace. As a safety professional, you take countless…
Safety Around Power Lines
08.02.2018 ComplianceWorking around energized equipment can be very hazardous, it is good to know these helpful tips to prevent yourself from…
How to protect workers against the risk of electric shock by direct lightning strike
07.31.2018 ComplianceLightning bolts are static electricity discharges, with which their formation is impossible to avoid. However, we can take measures to…
INVESTING IN SAFETY AT WORK: 5 KEYS
07.27.2018 ComplianceAchieving the expected results, being efficient, improving productivity, meeting customers’ expectations and generating growth are some of the many challenges…
When safety becomes BORING!
07.24.2018 ComplianceWe have attended thousands of safety meetings where the body language of the people coming in clearly indicates they don’t…
Identify, Verify, and Comply: The 3 Pillars of a Successful Electrical Safety Program
07.12.2018 ComplianceElectrical power is no longer a convenience but an absolute necessity. It’s how businesses keep the lights on, industries keep…
How to Keep Hands Safe from Cuts and Impact
07.10.2018 ComplianceIt’s often said that our hands are the most important tools we have. And no wonder: their flexibility, strength, coordination,…