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How to develop safety training programs for maintenance workers

July 22, 2021

Organizations are mandated by law to establish workplace safety programs to guarantee a safe and healthy work environment. Prioritizing safety in an organization reduces the number of work-related incidents and protects assets from damage.

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Using personal fall arrest systems require serious planning, training

Mark H. Stromme

July 14, 2020

Falling to a lower level may be a hazard employees are exposed to during their shift. However, taking the right precautions can keep employees from suffering injury or even death.

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OSHA updates decades-old safety & health program guidelines

October 19, 2016

OSHA yesterday released a set of Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs intended to update its 1989-era program guidelines. The agency says the new guidelines address the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses and multi-employer workplaces and reflect changes in the economy, workplaces, and evolving safety and health issues.

OSHA’s Michaels still touting I2P2

Dave Johnson

October 31, 2013

In a press tele-conference last week, OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels once again took the opportunity to promote the much-ballyhooed and controversial Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (I2P2). “Certainly, we encourage employers to adopt and embrace I2P2,” he said. “In the VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) thousand of companies have adopted the principles of I2P2. So we know it works."

Disagreements happen every day at work. When emotions escalate, situations can get out of control. Even when there is no physical harm, bullying can leave deep emotional scars and the consequences can have a profound impact on morale.

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