by Laurel Gallion, RN, BSN, MPH | Dec 6, 2018 | Compliance Audits, Contract Nursing, Ergonomics, Hearing Conservation, Occupational Health, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Wellness Programs |
I am sure that your occupational health and safety programs always run smoothly, with never a hiccup. No one questions the policies in place, your employees follow procedures to the “letter of the law” always do what they are supposed to, right? ...
by Ben Hestir, PE | Nov 7, 2018 | Safety Training |
Sometimes the simplest changes are the hardest to implement. Safety training is about achieving behavioral change, and getting people to alter their routine, even in a seemingly minor way. This can be hard to accomplish unless those individuals “buy in” and the...
by Jonathan Poole | Oct 30, 2018 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Hearing Conservation, Lockout Tagout, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety Engineering, Safety Training, Safety Training |
As expected, OSHA announced 2018’s Top 10 Violations this past week and the only surprise took the #10 spot. This past year, 1,536 violations citing CFR 29 126.102 were recorded—that’s the standard for Personal Protective & Lifesaving Equipment that focuses on eye...
by Jonathan Poole | Oct 16, 2018 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management System Design, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety Training |
It’s October and while most people’s thoughts have turned to cooler temperatures, autumn leaves and pumpkin spice, those of us preoccupied with occupational safety secretly recognize this month as the time of more anticipated topics, such as of the release of OSHA’s...
by James Stewart | Oct 4, 2018 | Ergonomics, Occupational Health, OSHA Recordkeeping, Safety, Safety Engineering, Safety Training, Safety Training, Wellness Programs |
What will the next generation of safety professionals look like? Will they fly around on hover boards? Will they don PPE which includes a hard hat and safety glasses with built-in sensors, notifying them exactly where and what safety rule/regulation is being broken...
by Laurel Gallion, RN, BSN, MPH | Sep 25, 2018 | Compliance Audits, Hearing Conservation, Hearing Conservation Training, Mock OSHA Inspections, Occupational Health, Occupational Health Training, OSHA Recordkeeping, Respiratory Protection, Respiratory Protection Training, Wellness Programs |
All of our occupational health programs are perfect, right? We have OSHA Standards to follow, policies written and Standards of Practice (SOPs) in place, and everyone is doing what they are supposed to, right? Or, are they? Be sure to always double and triple check...
