by Brenda Craig | Mar 20, 2013 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Risk Management
Each day about 2000 U.S. workers have a job-related eye injury that requires medical treatment. About one third of the injuries are treated in hospital emergency departments and more than 100 of these injuries result in one or more days of lost work. ...
by Brenda Craig | Feb 6, 2013 | DOT, Personnel Management, Risk Management
AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT CAN BE AN EXTREMELY UPSETTING AND STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, IT’S CRITICAL FOR DRIVERS TO KEEP THEIR COMPOSURE AND TAKE CERTAIN STEPS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A CRASH. Employees driving company vehicles must abide by fleet policy at all times,...
by Brenda Craig | Oct 18, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Personnel Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Safety Compliance
What to look for in Foot Protection OSHA says that It’s your job to make sure employees use foot protection when there is a danger of foot injuries. That makes selecting the right protection for the hazard a priority. OSHA’s general industry foot...
by Brenda Craig | Aug 8, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Risk Management
In Hands-Only CPR only chest compressions are used. Here are answers to frequently asked questions about this procedure from the American Heart Association. Q. What is Hands-Only CPR? A. Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use...
by Brenda Craig | May 24, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Personnel Management, Risk Management, Safety Compliance, Safety Programs
Safety committees differ from industry to industry and workplace to workplace. But certain characteristics are common for success At a minimum, a safety committee should perform four critical functions for your organization: 1. Analyze accident investigation reports...
by Brenda Craig | Mar 28, 2012 | Health and Safety Training, OSHA, Personnel Management, Risk Management, Safety Compliance
The Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety has released its 2011 Workplace Safety Index, which identifies the leading causes of the most disabling U.S. workplace injuries (based on 2009 data). The “most disabling work-related injuries and illnesses” are those...