OSHA compliance can be very confusing, especially for small and medium sized employers who do not have their own in-house safety manager.  To help these companies better understand OSHA requirements we have put together the following 12 step curriculum. 1. Designate a part-time OSHA compliance coordinator for your company....

“Bulletin Board Etiquette”   Safety bulletin boards are an effective and under-utilized way to communicate with employees.   Most employers have only one safety bulletin board.  When it comes to safety bulletin boards, most employers would benefit by having multiple boards.  Consider placing them: at the time clock in...

Can you spot the safety hazards, unsafe acts, and OSHA violations in the below photo?   Jot down your answers, click on the photo, and compare your findings to ours.   –Click here to view other “Safety Photos Of  The Week”

Do you have any employees who work alone?  If so, you might want to check out the below lone worker self-assessment forms from the health & safety department at the University of Edinburgh: Lone working guidance generic risk assessment form Lone working guidance risk assessment form

For years now I’ve lived directly across the street from a popular fast food restaurant.  From my second floor office window ( just 30 yards from the parking lot’s exit) I’ve seen thousands of drivers leave the restaurant while eating the food they just picked up from the drive-through....

Below is this week’s “Safety App of the Week“.  Every Monday we publish an article that reviews and rates a new workplace safety app.  Our testing is done on Apple iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s.  We rate each app from ♥ to ♥♥♥♥♥ (♥♥♥♥♥ is the best).  Prior app of the...

Below is this week’s “Safety App of the Week“.  Every Monday we publish an article that reviews and rates a new workplace safety app.  Our testing is done on Apple iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s.  We rate each app from ♥ to ♥♥♥♥♥ (♥♥♥♥♥ is the best).  Prior app of the...