The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that on-the-job mortalities dropped from 1,003 in 2018 to 976 in 2020 and again to 951 in 2021. Fatalities are also on the decline, dropping from 13.5 death injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2020 to 12.3 per 100,000 in 2021.
Exposure controls are essential for keeping workers safe, discover the five most critical elements of the hierarchy of controls.
To ensure your workers are fully equipped to operate forklifts without causing accidents, it’s important to go beyond teaching them general safety policies. Even if they’re already competent and well trained, you need to ensure they fully understand the specific hazards of forklift operation and prevention measures they can take.
In this Q&A, our subject matter experts respond to the question, ‘What areas can we use to shelter employees in the event of a tornado or extreme weather?’ which was submitted by an EHS Hero® subscriber.
Severe weather emergencies and other natural disasters can strike any workplace or home, often without warning. If you’re not adequately prepared to respond to such events, the potential for injuries and even death is heightened. In this article, we’ll cover the responsive measures you can take to keep yourself and your employees out of harm’s way.
EHS Hero’s LOTO tool is cross-functional and convenient, allowing you to create LOTO procedures that meet your unique needs, keep them organized, and access them on any device. This way, you can ensure your employees have the information they need to stay safe and your organization has the tools to achieve compliance.
Before implementing BLR’s environment, health, and safety (EHS) management solution, EHS Hero®, Basalite was relying on e-mail to assign action items to team members, which didn’t provide a systematic way to follow up on whether tasks were done. This created a challenge in keeping track of who was responsible for which action and by when it should be completed.
An easy way to get started on a lean manufacturing safety program is through the waste identification and removal process. When considering each step of a potential improvement, the team should consider ergonomics, safety, and health before the step is implemented. This can help reduce the biggest waste of all: injuries.
Workplace injuries can crush employee morale and tarnish your business’s reputation. It’s never too late to reduce risk and prevent major accidents. In this article, you’ll learn risk management strategies and tools you can use to decrease incidents across the safety pyramid.
Eliminate electro-mechanical hazards, help your employees get home safely, avoid OSHA penalties, and simplify your LOTO program with EHS Hero’s LOTO tool.