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		<title>How to Design and Implement a Safety &amp; Health Management System</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SafetyXChange Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn how to build a safety and health management system from the ground up, using the nationally acclaimed ANSI/ASSE standards that help bring workplace safety to a whole new level.
On Thursday January 19th, safety expert Pamela Walaski, a leader in risk reduction and safety systems management, will walk you step by step through the process, [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/a-management-imperative-part-3-of-3' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A Management Imperative, Part 3 of 3'>A Management Imperative, Part 3 of 3</a></li>
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		<title>Is Your Safety Program Really #1?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerald A. Edgar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your organization says that safety is #1. But is that just talk? Take the following quiz and see if safety is indeed a priority in your organization. (Be honest.) Score one point for each “Yes.”
1. The word “safety” is part of your organization’s mission statement.
(Score 2 points if it’s in the first sentence or in [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/2009-saxcies-safety-program-year-nominee-textron' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 2009 Saxcies Safety Program of the Year Nominee Textron Inc.'>2009 Saxcies Safety Program of the Year Nominee Textron Inc.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/change-safety-program-changing' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How to Change Your Safety Program Without Really Changing'>How to Change Your Safety Program Without Really Changing</a></li>
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		<title>A Penny Pincher’s Guide to Safety</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/penny-pinchers-guide-safety</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/penny-pinchers-guide-safety#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerald A. Edgar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training and Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article is on how to deliver safety on the cheap, or perhaps I should say “frugal.” But don’t get me wrong: I’m not talking about downgrading your safety program in these tight budget times. I just want to offer some suggestions for what you can do in a less expensive way. I had a [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/health-safety/a-general-safety-guide' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A General Safety Guide'>A General Safety Guide</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/message-texting-driving' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Another Message on Texting and Driving'>Another Message on Texting and Driving</a></li>
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		<title>Here’s How Not to Check for PPE Compliance</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/heres-check-ppe-compliance</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/heres-check-ppe-compliance#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training and Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may think you’ve heard it all regarding safety, but this bizarre story might be something new: A safety director in a Wisconsin manufacturing plant was investigated for the method he used to see if workers were wearing safety shoes.
The director reportedly stomped on workers’ feet to see if they were complying with a rule requiring steel-toed [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/the-safety-profession-and-your-career/haymarket-riot-1886' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Haymarket Riot of 1886'>The Haymarket Riot of 1886</a></li>
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		<title>8 Ways to Get Workers to Wear PPE</title>
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		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/8-ways-workers-wear-ppe#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Navroth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personal protective equipment (PPE) protects workers from injury. Yet getting workers to wear their PPE is one of the toughest challenges safety supervisors face. One safety officer says don’t tell workers to wear their PPE, show them.


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		<title>Does Common Sense Have a Mathematical Formula?</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/common-sense-mathematical-formula</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/common-sense-mathematical-formula#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Dickerson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training and Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to safety, the discussion often centers on Common Sense theories. “If only they had enough Common Sense, it never would have happened.” When I ask, “Where do we get this Common Sense? Can I buy it somewhere?”, I’m usually met with a quizzical look or a roll of the eyes.
Common Sense varies [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/safety-programs-sense' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Safety Programs Just Have to Make Sense'>Safety Programs Just Have to Make Sense</a></li>
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		<title>What Sense Is at Risk?</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/sense-risk</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/sense-risk#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training and Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, professional welders who work in enclosed spaces with poor ventilation are at risk for losing at least part of one of their senses.
Question: Can you guess which sense is affected?
Answer: The sense of smell.
Researchers tested 43 professional welders who worked in confined [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/safety-programs-sense' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Safety Programs Just Have to Make Sense'>Safety Programs Just Have to Make Sense</a></li>
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		<title>Promoting People for the Right Reasons</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/promoting-people-reasons</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/promoting-people-reasons#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training and Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having the right people around you makes it much easier to  do your own job. If you don't have to worry about what other employees are  doing, you won't be spending half your day running around putting out fires. Remember  this the next time an opportunity comes along to promote somebody from [...]


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		<title>To Prevent Accidents, We Must Change Attitudes</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/prevent-accidents-change-attitudes</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/prevent-accidents-change-attitudes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Newport</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training and Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many companies train their employees to work safely. Safety training is, of course, important, but one thing can undermine a company’s efforts to improve its safety culture: attitude.


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		<title>Great Leaders Make Safety Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/great-leaders-safety-fun</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/great-leaders-safety-fun#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training and Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the easiest, most effective ways to achieve a dramatic improvement in safety program performance is to make safety fun for your employees.
Safety leaders who have taken steps to inject fun into their safety programs report these benefits:
1. Higher employee energy and productivity
2. Greater participation in safety programs and new ideas from the workforce
3. [...]


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