Need a reason to be regularly conducting workplace inspections? Here are 6,098 reasons why workplace inspections are important – that’s how many Canadian and U.S. workers died in 2017 from work-related injuries or illnesses.
Use and modify this checklist to assist you and your teams during workplace safety inspections.
Are you regularly doing scheduled workplace inspections? If you’re not, you should be and now is a great time to start. Workplace inspections give you a chance to thoroughly evaluate equipment, processes, tasks, tools, and other factors. Regular inspections help you find new hazards, see how existing hazard controls are working, correct or fix issues, and implement new controls (engineering, administrative, PPE) where needed.
Conducting regular safety inspections is a key component of any workplace safety program. Unfortunately, safety inspection methods leave a lot to be desired at many workplaces. Although the specific details of the inspection process will vary from operation to operation, here are five strategies just about any employer can use to improve inspections.
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Do you know how many workplace eye injuries could be prevented if eye protection had been worn? Read on to find out.
The use of proper eye and face protection, such as safety glasses, goggles, face shields and helmets can prevent countless eye injuries. This Workplan focuses on implementing an Eye and Face PPE program but can easily be modified to include all PPE.
Using an angle grinder can be extremely dangerous for several reasons. If the wheel isn’t the right size or type, or is defective, it could break apart and become a dangerous projectile. One that can take off a finger, put out an eye, or do serious and sometimes fatal damage.
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Employees working in food or beverage services must have training in sanitation, bacteria growth, temperature controls, personal hygiene, food handling, and insect/rodent control. Video outlines steps employees can take to comply with laws and regulations and maintain a safe & healthful work environment.
Housekeepers face unique hazards in the course of their work. Video outlines specific safety hazards and gives the employee ways they can improve workplace safety and reduce or eliminate their risk of injury. Included are proper cleaning techniques, chemical use, back injury prevention, and more.
Security at a Hotel requires the participation and cooperation of everyone on Staff, not just Security Personnel. Front Desk personnel are a crucial part of the Security of your property. They are often the first line of defense and have perhaps the most visible role in spotting and preventing potential threats and reporting suspicious activity. Without vigilant Front Desk Staff, the Security of any property is at higher risk. This program is a great tool for training Front Desk Associates, Bell Staff or anyone working in, around or near your property???s lobby. Topics Include: Protecting Guest Privacy Human Trafficking Emergency Response Key Control
Housekeepers face unique hazards in the course of their work. Video outlines specific safety hazards and gives the employee ways they can improve workplace safety and reduce or eliminate their risk of injury. Included are proper cleaning techniques, chemical use, back injury prevention, and more.
Few things can be more terrifying and catastrophic than a fire. That is why training and education is so important. This video looks at ways fires can be prevented and covers the basics of fire prevention, conditions that contribute to fires and steps employees can take to minimize the risk of a potential fire in a unit.
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