Have you ever considered a career in workplace safety? Many readers of this website are already involved in some form of safety training in the work environment but we also get a lot of visitors who are simply considering getting a degree in public safety or occupational safety.
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Read More...Oprah Winfrey isn’t the only one who needs to be promoting the “no phone zone” policy.
The popular talk show host has been promoting the idea that people shouldn’t operated a motor vehicle while using their cell phone and most notably, texting with their cell phone. Numerous studies show a major increase in accidents due to this problem.
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Workplace productivity and safety may not seem to be obvious correlates, but they have a lot to do with each other. Increasing standards for safe conduct reflect higher productivity priorities as well. Let’s take a look at some of the ways that workplace safety affects the productivity of a company:
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Read More...Every aspect of the workplace or industrial environment has some inherent risks. Knowing what these are will help tremendously as you create a plan designed to avoid, minimize, or even eliminate some of these risks.
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Read More...Modern industrial machinery, when combined with ever-improving construction methods and techniques, make workplace safety an important issue no matter where you go. Incidents can occur with little warning, and the injuries that often result are only avoidable if proper precautions are prepared well in advance. Safety gear prevents people from suffering the irrevocable results of mistakes they could not possibly foresee or react to in enough time to avoid getting hurt. By following a few simple guidelines, any employer can improve chances that their workers will be able to complete their tasks on time while enjoying the benefits of a safe workplace.
When Should One Wear a Safety Harness?
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Read More...Once upon a time, the Internet was considered “the way of the future.†Most people agree that the future has now arrived, and the Internet has changed the way society does business. You’d be hard-pressed to find an American home that doesn’t have at least one computer in it, and as a result, our vast world is smaller than ever before. Businesses and non-profit organizations alike have embraced the computer age and now routinely include a website as part of their business. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States is no exception. OSHA is the organization whose mandate it is to write and enforce policy regarding workplace safety and accident/illness prevention. Formed in 1970, OSHA protects nearly every worker in most every sector in the U.S.
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Forklift safety is big industry concern for OSHA (The Occupational Safety and Health Administration), the governmental arm responsible for ensuring workplace safety for American workers. One of the reasons is that so many industries and businesses, even small ones, use forklifts, or “powered industrial trucks,†on the job.
Because there is so much potential for accident/injury on and around forklifts (OSHA estimates tens of thousands forklift injuries occur every year on the job), OSHA, its cooperative industry partners, and other workplace safety specialists, have produced a number of resources to help employers make sure that their forklifts are operated in a safe and secure manner.
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