Learning to Drive Defensively
(9/02) Your employees need to understand the importance and practices of defensive driving.

Congress Turns Thumbs Down on 9/11 Responder Legislation
(9/02) Early this month, the House of Representatives rejected the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Its purpose was to provide additional healthcare coverage to 9/11 responders suffering various ailments as a result of their involvement with the terrorist bombings.

Training on Respirators
(9/01) Teach your employees to understand when to use the different types of respirators. Your training should specifically cover how to fit, inspect, and maintain respirators.

Oil Spill Workers Need HAZWOPER Training
(9/01) If you are hiring untrained workers to take part in Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup efforts, you?d better think again. As a result of having received numerous reports that supervisors of oil spill workers are not receiving the required rigorous training under OSHA?s Hazardous Waste Operation and Emerge...

Working with Cranes and Slings
(8/31) Your crane operators need to understand crane and sling hazards and safety procedures.

Solis: Huge Fines Don\'t Reflect Value of Lives Lost In Kleen Energy Disaster
(8/31) Three construction companies and 14 site contractors have been hit with a total of $16.6 million in OSHA penalties. The enforcement action follows an investigation into the causes of February?s deadly natural gas explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems LLC plant construction site in Middletown, Connec...

Pointers on Pinch Points
(8/30) A machine that starts up or moves accidentally can trap a hand or other body part in a pinch point. Teach your workers to prevent pinch point injuries.

Accents May Make Speakers Appear Less Truthful
(8/30) New research from the University of Chicago suggests that a foreign accent may undermine a speaker?s credibility in ways that the speaker and listener don?t consciously realize.

An Easy Way to Write Your Safety Plans
(8/27) Depending on your type of operation, federal OSHA requires as many as 18 safety plans and there may be additional requirements from state agencies including workers compensation providers.

Talking About Hazard Communication
(8/27) Your employees have a right to know about chemical hazards at your facility and how to protect themselves.

Union Pacific Employees On Board for Safety
(8/27) Union Pacific Railroad employees achieved the best first half of the year safety performance in company history. For the period January 1 through June 30, the company?s reportable injury rate was 1.31 percent, which represents about a 10 percent improvement over the previous best.

First Aid for Burns
(8/26) You should teach your employees to recognize the different types of burns and to know when burns require medical attention and how to provide first aid for burns.

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