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Why HazCom Training is Essential
If you work in a factory, hospital, on a construction site, or even on a farm, chances are you spend at least some of your time working with dangerous chemicals. If this is the case, HazCom training is essential. Indeed, if you’re an owner, supervisor or manager and you aren’t already offering HazCom training, you […]
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Observation Checklists Support Manufacturing Safety
Manufacturing work comes with many hazards. Depending on the type of workplace, workers can face a myriad of hazards from chemical spills to forklift topples. This is why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires all manufacturing businesses to comply with a long list of safety standards. The challenge, of course, is keeping on […]
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Harvest Season: Time for Farm Safety Training
Few people give much thought to farm safety, because to most people, farm work seems invariably safe. In reality, however, farmers and farmhands face myriad of on-the-job hazards from open and moving equipment to toxic chemicals. And harvest season, when many farmers and farmhands are working from sunup to sundown to bring in crops, is […]
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Top 10 Safety Courses – Safety Matters
Workplace safety is a big deal. Ignore it at your own peril. In 2014, 3 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported, and 4,679 workers were killed on the job. The National Safety Council reports that someone is injured on the job every six seconds. These injuries and illnesses are no laughing matter – […]
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Forklift Safety Training
Every year, up to 100 American workers are killed and up to 35,000 workers are seriously injured in accidents related to forklift use. While some of these accidents take place in the agriculture sector, most take place in manufacturing where forklift use is also common. Overturned vehicles are a major cause of forklift related deaths […]
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Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss
Millions of Americans suffer from hearing loss. A 2011 study lead by researchers from John Hopkins University found that close to 20% of Americans over the age of 12 suffer from hearing loss. Moreover, among this population, 30 million report hearing loss in both ears and 48 million report hearing loss in one ear. Not […]
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Slips and Falls: Preventative Steps for Restaurants
In 2009, the restaurant industry reported more than 50,000 injuries. Nearly one-quarter of these injuries were the result of same-level slips. However, research suggests that with the right precautions, equipment and training most slips and falls that happen in restaurants can be easily prevented. Given the high cost of service industry slips and falls, both […]
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Look Up! Overhead Rig Safety
Overhead rig safety is something few people outside the construction industry ever think about–that is, until tragedy strikes. While rare, crane accidents do happen and when they do, the results are often fatal. In February 2016, a construction crane toppled over while being lowered by a crew working on a busy street in Lower Manhattan […]
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Employee Orientation: Safety First!
In 2014, 3 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported, and 4,679 workers were killed on the job in 2014. The National Safety Council reports that someone is injured on the job every six seconds. These injuries and illnesses are no laughing matter – they cost American businesses $250 billion each year in medical […]
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Safety Training for Summer Lab Interns
For many students, an opportunity to work in a laboratory over the summer months can be a game-changing experience. Summer internships in working laboratories offer students in STEM-related fields an opportunity to experience firsthand how their knowledge and skills might be put into practice on the job in future career-track positions. However, lab interns also […]
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Spring is Time for Safety Training
Over the next four months, many employers will onboard new employees—both recent graduates and summer interns. Safety training, while important for all employees, is especially important when onboarding employees who are entering the workforce for the first time and may have never before undergone safety training.
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Food Safety Training Part One: The Chipotle Crisis and the CDC’s Findings
Chipotle has been America’s favorite of fast-casual restaurants for several years now. Known for its simple menu of burritos and tacos coupled with an effort to use organic and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, Chipotle is favored by diners. However, Chipotle has been hit by negative press due to food safety issues. Might food safety […]
