If the employees under your watch ever ask why they need to wear a high visibility vest this recent OSHA citation may help drive your point home. Workers Jordy Alexander Castaneda Romero and Juan Carlos Figueroa Gutierrez died when a dump truck struck them both, pushing them into a nine-foot deep trench at a sewer […]
The Texas Department of Insurance has collected a large list of links to safety videos from a variety of different government, educational and safety organizations. The videos cover everything from agricultural safety to young worker safety and hundreds of other topics in between. The first page of results alone covers: batteries chemicals ergonomics pallet jacks, […]
The ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 EHS Training Standard is currently being revised. To better understand the voluntary standard and take an inside look at the coming revisions, we posed some questions to Jeff Dalto, Senior Learning & Customer Advocacy Manager at Vector Solutions. SNA: How does ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 combine with an organization’s existing safety management system? Jeff: […]
A great way to increase employee engagement in safety is to involve them in teams that develop, evaluate and provide training on emergency drills. The U.S. Department of Defense has a really good program along these lines, called Drop Cards. Drop Cards An employee takes a card that has an emergency scenario on it and […]
A recent maritime incident resulted in no injuries and no fatalities thanks to two things safety professionals in any industry can appreciate: fast decision-making based on training and good, early communication. Fast crew reaction and early, effective communication with the U.S. Coast Guard prevented any fatalities or serious injuries when a fishing vessel sank June […]
Safety training doesn’t automatically count as employee engagement. It’s more than just attending live training or completing computer-based courses. Employees need to be involved in developing and presenting the training to be truly engaged in it. This is a requirement for the Voluntary Protection Program. Here’s a good example of how a VPP company got […]
While written procedures for things like lockout/tagout and air monitoring are OSHA requirements, are they really necessary? After all, what could go wrong if everyone is told how to do the job safely? Turns out a lot could go wrong and people could get killed. When there are no written procedures, formal training or documentation […]
There are five generations represented in today’s workforce, each with their own values and attitudes – and they all need safety training. But why should you take each generation into consideration for your safety training? Making sure everyone is engaged is essential because an engaged environment is a safe environment. Research shows that 70% fewer safety […]
Workers who are pushed, or push themselves, to meet demanding client needs – whether in a warehouse or in a manufacturing plant – can sometimes end up making poor decisions regarding safety that could result in disaster. A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation into a fatal plane crash involving a star athlete illustrates this point […]
