Key Takeaways: Realizing the presence of customer service in every [...]
Key Takeaways: - Observing work-related stress and identifying the factors [...]
Our health services safety training aims to reduce accidents & [...]
Workers sometimes take chances with ladders, failing to remove worn or damaged ladders from service. This could cause serious, even fatal, injury.
SIETE MANERAS DE EVITAR RESBALONES, TROPIEZOS Y CAÍDAS ¿QUE ESTÁ [...]
Heat - whether from the sun or from your work environment - can create a life-threatening emergency.
Key Takeaways: Understanding the hazards of lead in the workplace. [...]
¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Un incendio es una experiencia aterradora, [...]
¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Los productos químicos pueden causar quemaduras [...]
¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Los trabajadores pasan una media de [...]
¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? La fatiga es el estado de [...]
Whether it’s generated in an indoor setting such as a non-air-conditioned warehouse or foundry or in outdoor worksites such as construction sites or farms, too much heat can be a killer.
Not sure where to start when it comes to creating a safety and health program? Or maybe you want to review and update your current program. In this series of articles, we will cover the four basic elements common to all good safety and health programs.
¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Los agentes patógenos transmitidos por la [...]
¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Busque formas de evitar el levantamiento. [...]
¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? El trabajo de manejo de materiales [...]
Use the following checklists to prepare for hot weather and to make sure all precautions are in place.
A 39-year-old male employee was fatally injured when he fell approximately 24 feet to the sidewalk below. On the day of the incident the victim, an Iron Worker, was installing metal roof panels on a pre-fabricated metal building.
From 1980 to 2017, the number of individuals over the age of 60 doubled to roughly 900 million. This segment of the world’s population will double again by 2050 to nearly 2 billion, according to the 2017 World Population Prospects report by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. Risk professionals can prepare their organizations for the coming changes and opportunities of an older workforce with the following strategies.
Unintentional falls are the most common form of injury across the country: every day last year, falls resulted in almost 1,800 reported emergency department visits and 417 hospital admissions, says a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). In the U.S. in 2017, fatal falls were at their highest level in the 26-year history of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) accounting for 887 (17 percent) worker deaths.
Out of the five dimensions of High Performing Teams (see model), Mutual Respect and Camaraderie is one of the most critical factors contributing to the leader’s success, according to our research. Essentially, this dimension asks: does the team leader demonstrate respect and genuineness, and hold people accountable to a high level of collaboration?
There are multiple benefits to a RTW program. Getting the employee back to the office or workplace reduces the amount of money being paid out by the carrier, and as a result, your immediate claim costs and future insurance rates also go down. For employees, returning to work improves their physical and psychological well-being, reduces the amount of medication they need, and lowers the risk of addiction to substances such as opioids. In this article, author Amy Siegel Oran, walks through 12 steps for developing a Return-To-Work Policy.
You must annually review your lockout/tagout program and make updates and changes as needed. Copy or customize this checklist from the University of Washington to meet the needs of your LOTO program Annual Inspection and Training Assessment.
You must annually review your lockout/tagout program and make updates and changes as needed. Copy or customize this checklist from the University of Washington to meet the needs of your LOTO program Annual Inspection and Training Assessment.
Lack of LOTO procedures leads to worker’s death. A 46-year-old male employee was fatally injured when he was crushed by the upper ram of a rubber mixer.
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