–“Post-Incident Refresher Training” – The time immediately after employees are injured are when they are usually most receptive to safety training.  Employees should be reintroduced to a full refresher of pertinent training topics once they are stabilized and can return to the work-site. Employees are more receptive to the...

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” –

– AppCrawlr Ever have difficulty finding the app that you need?   Either it’s not available, too expensive, or does not work on the type of mobile device you use.   Recently I discovered a new website that has helped me to find safety apps that I never dreamed existed!  This...

“Be A Safety Champion”  Workers’ safety has always been a sacred priority for me.   At a young age, I saw relatives seriously and permanently injured in on on-the-job accidents.  I’ve seen first hand the effect workplace  injuries and illnesses can have on a working class family. As a...

Below are links to 16 model safety programs and safety program overview bulletins from QBE. Accident investigation program Basic safety program Bloodborne pathogens Hazard communication program Developing a Loss Control Program Accident Analysis Assigning Responsibilities Developing Accident Investigation Procedures Developing Effective Rules and Safety Regulations Developing a Lockout/Tagout Program...

– 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...

“Safety During A Union Strike”– In my 40-year safety career I’ve been the EHS manager at a number of union companies.  In two cases the union and management were unable to successfully renegotiate their contracts and strikes ensued.  One labor strike was with the “United Steelworkers” union in the...