Hot Safety Topics
Safety Products
Loading ...SafetyXChange on Twitter
New blog post: The Ontario Workplace Violence Law http://www.safetyxchange.org/compliance-risk-management/ontario-workplace-violence-lawSafetyXChange Feedback
Thoughts? Let us Know
July, 2007
Helping Flaggers Handle Hazards, Part 1 of 2
Hot weather and road construction go hand-in-hand. And where there’s road construction, there are bound to be flaggers. Overheated and much-maligned by the motorists whose convenience they impede, flaggers are vulnerable and need all the protection we can provide them. If you have workers sweating in the heat and dodging vehicles, share this article on [...]
Using Privilege to Keep Internal Safety Audits Confidential, Part 2 of 2
Last week we talked about the attorney-client privilege. Now let’s discuss how to use it. Here are five tips to help you use the privilege to shield internal audits and other information from disclosure. There’s also a model memo in the Tools section of SafetyXChange that you can adapt.
Tip 1: Involve Attorney from Outset
Get the [...]
Building A Support Network
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
Being out of work is an economic and emotional ordeal. But it is not a moral stigma. Nor is it a unique situation. Those who work in safety and in other corporate jobs can expect to find themselves unemployed at least once during their careers. In fact, the unemployed constitute [...]
How to Create an Off-the-Job Safety Program, Part 1 of 2
From the compassionate, humanitarian and moral standpoints, employers want to keep their employees whole and healthy. And they want the same thing for good economic reasons, too. Healthy workers are productive workers, and when workers are productive, their company prospers. It’s in everyone’s best interest to do everything possible to keep all injury rates as [...]
The Secret Weapon in Preventing Injury, Part 1 of 4
Traditional safety training focuses on ensuring that workers understand the workplace’s hazards and perform their jobs in a way that minimizes risk to themselves and their co-workers. And, in fact, worker training should be the centerpiece of any health and safety program.
But there’s another key piece that sometimes gets overlooked: supervisor training. Yes, supervisors [...]
Protecting Against 3 Kinds of Hazardous Insects
If your workers perform tasks outdoors, they need to know about the bugs of summer. Insects aren’t just an annoyance; they pose the risks of allergic reactions and serious diseases. Here’s a profile of three of the most common insect menaces your workers are likely to face.
Menace 1: The Mosquito
Hazard: Mosquito bites transmit West Nile [...]
Using Privilege to Keep Internal Safety Audits Confidential, Part 1 of 2
All companies have sensitive safety documents in their files that they don’t want to reveal to people on the outside. For example, maybe you’ve prepared an internal audit report highlighting possible safety violations at your company. The last thing you want is for OSHA to lay its hands on that document. But guess what? When [...]
The Relationship between Safe Driving and Job Searching
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
As safety professionals, you no doubt urge your employees, friends and family members to drive safely. This is wise advice; but just how wise it is might surprise even you. All of us need to take it easy behind the wheel. If we don’t, we could be headed for a wreck – not [...]
Don’t Let Camping Become a Safety Nightmare
The tent is pitched, the air mattresses are inflated, the tarp is up and the campfire is crackling. You and your family have made your annual pilgrimage to the great outdoors for a camping trip that’s guaranteed to calm and relax you.
That’s the idea, at least. But without proper planning, the camping dream can quickly [...]
