OSHA Fall Protection and Training: What It Is OSHA definition: “Falls are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. Employers must set up the workplace to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated work stations,...
OSHA Machine Guarding: What It Is OSHA definition: “Employee exposure to unguarded or inadequately guarded machines is prevalent in many workplaces. Consequently, workers who operate and maintain machinery suffer approximately 18,000 amputations, lacerations, crushing...
Who “owns” your organization’s workforce safety program? If you can answer that question with a single name, title, or department, I’ve got some bad news for you: you’re thinking about safety all wrong. When safety is in the hands of one person, or siloed in a cluster...
If you think you don’t need to undergo sexual harassment prevention training, you’re probably right. Most people have no reason to sit through a training course. Of any length. Ever. Specifically, about 85% of us already know how to behave appropriately in the...
Football’s back on TV and football-related controversies are still in the news. No, this isn’t another article about a certain ad campaign. Today, we’re talking about college football coach Urban Meyer. In case you hadn’t heard, last year Ohio State University...
Organizational leaders, I have some good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad: the next time one of your employees quits, it will probably be your fault. You’ve probably heard that people leave employers, not jobs. Study after study bears this out. Research...
