The best way to ensure the health and safety of all employees is through an established system that houses all safety documents in an effort to achieve safety on a regular basis, not just when tragedy strikes.
With many plants powering down for a few weeks over the summer, workers need to remember that simply shutting down equipment doesn’t make it safe.
While safety has always been a priority in the workplace, the way businesses approach this topic has evolved over the years. Instead of waiting to respond to injuries, workplaces are being more proactive in seeking out and mitigating potential hazards before they lead to employee injuries.
If an incident occurs at your company, it is critical to understand what exactly happened, what caused the incident, and what steps need to be put in place to make sure it does not occur again. We took the time to put together an investigation template that you can download and use today.
To ensure greater effectiveness, it’s important for employers to revisit their safety programs and policies. In this article, we’ll discuss some of the most common workplace safety mistakes and provide tips on how to avoid them.
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OSHA’s HazCom standard requires that employees be informed of the hazards associated with the chemicals in their workplace and how to protect themselves from exposure. This course explains the purpose of the HazCom standard, and how to reduce risks when dealing with hazardous chemicals. Watch this course preview to learn how supervisors can best communicate that information to employees.
Supervisors must be certain that all employees have the knowledge to carry out their role in the workplace in a safe manner. Training is the “how,” meaning the skills, practices, procedures, and safe behaviors that keep a worker safe. But also important is the “why.” A common reason employees fail to follow rules is that they don’t know why the rules matter. When employees are educated on the consequences of behaviors and deviations from the rules, they’re more likely to follow them.
Making changes in your company can be stressful and risky, and managing those changes without a management-of-change process can be even more so. Without a solid process in place, it can also be time-consuming and expensive. Whether the change is new technology implementation, process updates, compliance initiatives, or reorganization, a good management-of-change process can save you time and money.
This guide will help you understand the key benefits of EHS management systems, like BLR’s EHS Hero®, and how you can effectively communicate them to help gain support from leadership for your safety initiatives.