As part of a personal fall protection program, employees must be trained on how to inspect the harness and lanyard for safety. This form can be used to train employees for both important inspections performed on all personal fall protection: The “before use” inspection – in which each wearer of fall protection equipment should inspect […]
Workplace safety, like many other specialty area (even yours) develops its own set of jargon and the hierarchy of controls is one of the more useful bits of safety jargon particularly for safety management systems structured around hazard management. So what is it? A hierarchy is… ? A hierarchy is just a fancy name for […]
As part of every incident investigation, the employee’s supervisor or manager should provide a statement. This is important for the validity of every claim. When taking the statement, ensure to have the manager to include anything relevant from before the accident, a knowledge of near misses, past incidents with this employee, any behavior by the […]
When beginning a journey, the two most important things to know are: where are you now and where do you want to go. Next, you need a map to see how to get from here to there. When building a positive safety culture in the workplace, you must begin by assessing where you are right […]
Knowing how to handle an emergency in the workplace is important for optimal employee safety, for many workplaces it is also an OSHA requirement under CFR 29.1910.38. As part of a quality emergency response plan, you need to train your employees on the basics of the plan and the basics of safe evacuation. This training […]
There are many problems associated with investigating accidents in the workplace. Seven common problems that you may encounter while investigating accidents: Accuracy. Accuracy is a real problem when you are trying to get to the bottom of an incident or an accident. The people that you interview have not been trained to be observant or […]
In case of a fire or other emergency situation, there ought to be an emergency action plan in place to kick in and help employees get to safety. A good emergency action plan which explains what the employees have to do in emergency situations will ensure their safety and well-being, resulting in fewer fatalities and […]
The first steps are to establish what are you going to measure. What are the measures that you can apply that will indicate the level of safety performance? Firstly, we must eliminate the measurement of injuries and the severity of injuries because they are a byproduct of safety performance. Although they are very popular measures, […]
Many know about PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment but don’t know why it’s so important in the workplace. This gear, including respiratory protective equipment among others shouldn’t be optional. According to recent studies PPE is the number one defense against safety and health risks at work. Types of PPE There are many types of PPE […]
Certain universal truths in the safety world remain; one of which is that slips and trips tend to be one of the largest causes of accidents in the modern workplace leading to lost time and in some cases broken bones or worse. Whilst some injuries by their very nature will be more prone to slips […]