By on Jul 16, 2015 in Workplace Safety |

Water, rest and shade—these are three essential ingredients for keeping outdoor workers safe during the summer months. And now there’s a fourth: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Heat Safety Tool. A new smartphone application created with the assistance of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather...

By on Jul 1, 2015 in Workplace Safety |

If you want to keep your employees safe, finding ways to eliminate the danger of slips, trips and falls will go a long way towards helping you do so. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), this nasty trio makes up the majority of general industry accidents each year. They also cause 15 percent of all accidental deaths. The only...

By on Jul 1, 2015 in Workplace Safety |

If you want to keep your employees safe, finding ways to eliminate the danger of slips, trips and falls will go a long way towards helping you do so. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), this nasty trio makes up the majority of general industry accidents each year. They also cause 15 percent of all accidental deaths. The only...

By on Jun 12, 2015 in Workplace Safety |

It’s an unfortunate fact: workplace violence isn’t new. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 14,770 American workers became workplace homicide victims between 1992 and 2012. And recent data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows there were 397...

By on Jun 12, 2015 in Workplace Safety |

It’s an unfortunate fact: workplace violence isn’t new. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 14,770 American workers became workplace homicide victims between 1992 and 2012. And recent data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows there were 397...

By on May 26, 2015 in Workplace Safety |

Whether you’re in construction, manufacturing, transportation or any other industry, you know the importance of workplace safety, especially where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is concerned. OSHA establishes safety standards and guidelines that all employers must follow or risk incurring fines and penalties. But there are more benefits to a safe...