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Items Tagged with 'workplace injury prevention'

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Management devises system

Challenges in safety management: history & program issues

Peter G. Furst
July 25, 2022

In spite of about 70 years since the start of passages of workers compensation laws and organization’s best efforts, injuries and fatalities still occurred, but at a somewhat reduced rate. Three factors come to light regarding occupational safety rules: regulation, management and practices.


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AIHA

Occupational health experts recommend new guidelines to prevent workplace illness and injury

May 20, 2021

The comprehensive guide is free and includes specific examples of leading health metrics, how to create a balanced set of leading health metrics, and how implement and measure them in a workplace.


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How NOT to manage safety

How NOT to manage safety

Blame the victim, ignore standards, roll the dice
David F. Coble MS CSP
November 2, 2019

Whether you use ISO 45001, ANSI Z10, OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program or another management system, there are common elements. The most important are management commitment and leadership, and employee acceptance and participation in the system.


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warehouse safety hazards

Ergonomics reduce warehouse hazards like slips, falls, overexertion

Brian Neuwirth
November 2, 2018
Warehouse hazards create more accidents because of the massive quantities of products of all different sizes, shapes and weights stored on shelves, floors and anyplace else someone can find a place to put a box, pallet or carton.
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Worker IQ and safety in the workplace

Intelligence as a safety & health metric

Smart workers may think they outfox risks
Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
August 3, 2018
IQ may be a predictor of who suffers an injury or illness at work. A 68-year population study published in 20171 found that IQ is inversely associated with all major causes of death, including accidents.
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Confined Space blog
A Confined Space blog post

OSHA: We don’t need no stinkin’ advice — from workers

April 3, 2018
OSHA seems to be devaluing advice from outside stakeholders — or at least from workers. We’ve written before about the Trump Administration’s proposal in its FY 2019 budget document to kill two OSHA federal Advisory Committees. ProPublica, along with the Santa Fe New Mexican has has now published an article on the demise of OSHA’s five Advisory Committees which provide advice to the Assistant Secretary on general OSHA issues, construction, maritime, whistleblower and federal employee health and safety issues.
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ladder

Get ready for Ladder Safety Month

February 20, 2017
Falls from ladders account for about 20,000 injuries and 300 deaths in the U.S. each year, so it’s no surprise that ladder safety is getting its own month in March.
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the future

Teach your children well

September 8, 2016
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is making an effort to get out in front of the employment curve when it comes to enhancing an individual’s awareness of workplace safety.
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American Society of Safety Engineers
ASSE President's message

It's all about risk

Thomas cecich
Thomas F. Cecich CSP, CIH
August 2, 2016
I started my career as a graduate assistant at North Carolina State University working with the state’s furniture and textile industries as they were trying to comply with a new law, the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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Thought Leadership

Innovation in serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention

Kristin Bell
May 20, 2016
Over the past two decades, many leading organizations have achieved consistent improvement in injury prevention. On average, US private companies reduced their injury rates by 62% between 1994 and 2014. But those dramatic reductions in injuries haven’t translated into reductions in workplace fatalities, which dropped by just 34% in the same period.
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