Whether you work in an office, a shop, a kitchen or a factory, you are working near chemical substances. In an office environment, you may only be exposed to cleaning materials or paints; factories and industrial facilities might contain a variety of extremely dangerous materials which can be life-threatening if mishandled. Manufacturers of chemical materials are…… Continue reading Chemical Substances
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Here are OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Workplace Violations of 2017
At the National Safety Council Congress & Expo in Indianapolis, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its annual preliminary list of the top 10 most frequently-cited workplace safety violations. And to no surprise, Fall Protection remained No. 1 on the list that varies little year-to-year. In fact, the top 5 remained the same…… Continue reading Here are OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Workplace Violations of 2017
Smart/Dumb Safety
By: Terry L. Mathis Founder and CEO of ProAct Safety For many years now, business and safety consultants have urged organizations to develop SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely) goals. Goals with these characteristics tend to not only motivate effort and get accomplished more often, but also tend to do more good once attained. Just…… Continue reading Smart/Dumb Safety
National Safety Month / Week 1
I was reading an email this morning at work and wanted to share a quote from Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot – “-safety does not end when we clock out for the day — safety is a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week project. I don’t want you to be safe just at work, but in every aspect of your life,…… Continue reading National Safety Month / Week 1
Tornado Recovery
For those of you that don’t know, I recently changed jobs and now work in New Orleans, LA. On February 7th an EF3 tornado barreled its way through our facility. With winds over 130 mph, we were lucky to only have 5 minor injuries on the entire facility. This was no joke and I now have…… Continue reading Tornado Recovery
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