Category: Safety

Essential elements of workplace safety plans

Implementing a well-designed safety plan, enables organizations to reduce risks, maintain compliance, and foster a safer work environment for their people. Learn the essential elements of safety plans and discover an EHS management tools designed to help move the needle in your organization.

7 Best practices for protecting solitary workers

Ensuring jobsite safety is necessary, and a key aspect of this is looking out for fellow workers. However, what can be done in situations when no one else is present? Solitary workers can be found in numerous industries, and their prevalence is increasing as technology replaces the need for larger teams. Regardless of whether employees are surrounded by colleagues or working alone, it’s your responsibility to ensure their well-being. To achieve this, here are a few best practices for consistently safeguarding your solitary workers.

9 Steps to optimize your job as a safety manager

You carry the well-being of your employees on your shoulders. Your job is never finished, but you can make it less complicated with the right resources. Discover what other safety managers are doing to manage important documents, report incidents, and keep up with regulations.

How much do paper records cost your company?

Just how much does paper cost your company? It’s probably a lot more than you realize. In this article, learn several factors that contribute to the high costs of paper records.

Occupational heat stress prevention: tips and best practices

Summer is here and it’s the perfect time for a 20-minute knowledge refresh on best practices and preventative measures you can take to protect your employees from heat stress. When employees are required to work in hot temperatures for extended periods, serious heat-related illnesses and injuries can occur. If left unchecked, heat stress can even be fatal. Employers need to ensure they are complying with all applicable regulatory requirements related to heat stress prevention, and that their workers are following best practices to stay safe as temperatures rise. Learn from EHS Senior Content Specialist Laura Brody in this information-packed, 20-minute on-demand webinar.

The link between stress and worker safety

Research found that 41 percent of workers experience stress “often” or “very often” on the job, persistent stress can play a role in serious, chronic illnesses. Here are a few ways stress affects your workers’ health, and ways you can keep it at a manageable level.

Q&A: When is an injury considered an OSHA recordable injury?

This month, an EHS Hero subscriber asked: When is an injury considered an OSHA recordable injury? Is it possible that even though there is a medical visit it may not be a recordable injury? This article provides the answer given from our in-house subject matter experts.

How to address gaps in your workplace safety programs

From seemingly small slip-ups to major hazards, most worksites have areas prone to hazards. Implementing a safety program doesn’t always happen according to plan, either. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools and resources available that can help you address the gaps in your safety program. Use these guidelines outlined in this article to review your program and plan for improvements.

Comprehensive audit and inspection management solution

Keeping track of everything you need to manage auditing or inspecting can feel like a full-time job, but conducting regular, efficient audits is integral for identifying compliance issues, improving workplace safety, and reducing facility liability. EHS Hero’s Audits and Inspections tool can save you 82% of time spent on recordkeeping and 73% of time spent creating forms by simplifying the audit process and helping you stay on top of your obligations across all sites.