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Are lawsuits in your future?

7 challenges to avoid embarrassment & career risks
Dan Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP
January 5, 2016

In 2012, 58 million Americans sought an attorney.1 The median starting salary for new lawyers in 2012 was $61,000 and many new lawyers carry student-loan debts of $125,000.2


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safety risks

Test cheaters can pose safety risks

You need to verify & authenticate online trainees
January 5, 2016

Distance learning has experienced tremendous growth in popularity and acceptance in recent years.


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Why make safety so complicated?

Craft simple rules, not vague vision statements
James E. Leemann Ph.D.
December 23, 2015
Work environments today are far more complicated than they were 45 years ago.
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Citations include misuse of flexible cords & temporary wiring

Benita Mehta
Benita Mehta
December 18, 2015

OSHA standard 1910.305 covers electrical wiring methods, components and equipment for general use.


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Citations include misuse of flexible cords & temporary wiring

Benita Mehta
Benita Mehta
December 17, 2015

OSHA standard 1910.305 covers electrical wiring methods, components and equipment for general use.


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AEDs and Good Samaritan laws

Provide training to give rescuers immunity from civil liability
Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
December 11, 2015

About 10,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SAC) occur each year while the victims are working, according to OSHA. How many employees do you think are reluctant to come to their aid using automated external defibrillators (AEDs) due to the fear of being sued if something goes wrong?


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Safety gets delayed (again)

Rail lines get 3-5 years to install new braking system
Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
December 9, 2015

Congress in October gave the nation’s railroads three more years, and possibly up to five, to install a mandated safety system that would automatically slow trains running at unsafe speeds, and which safety experts say could have prevented May’s fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.


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Safety gets delayed (again)

Rail lines get 3-5 years to install new braking system
Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
December 2, 2015

Congress in October gave the nation’s railroads three more years, and possibly up to five, to install a mandated safety system that would automatically slow trains running at unsafe speeds, and which safety experts say could have prevented May’s fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.


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Why make safety so complicated?

Craft simple rules, not vague vision statements
James E. Leemann Ph.D.
December 2, 2015
Work environments today are far more complicated than they were 45 years ago.
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Some rules cover everyone; some rewards do not

Dr. John Kello
December 2, 2015
Fair and equal application of rules/ regulations/ law is at the heart of safety and health programs.
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