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The Rules Apply to Everyone - But Should They?
February 1, 2012
In safety, it can sometimes seem like the smartest path is to create a safety rule or procedure and enforce it across the board, regardless of where the hazard actually exists--but in reality, that ap . . . more »

Choosing a Workers' Comp Insurer That's Right for You
January 25, 2012
The new year is well under way, and many resolutions to exercise more, lose weight, and save money have already fallen by the wayside. What shouldn't have fallen by the wayside is your resolve to main . . . more »

Hit the Target with Your Hazcom Training
January 18, 2012
Training is a required component of your hazard communication (hazcom) program--but training on hazcom can be a bit tricky. Concepts like gleaning useful information from labels and material safety da . . . more »

Improve Safe Work Habits with Audits
January 11, 2012
In most workplaces, as much as 95 percent or more of serious injuries result directly from unsafe acts, rather than unsafe conditions—making it essential to target your employees' behaviors if y . . . more »

What Goes Up Need Not Come Down
January 4, 2012
Every year, falls from ladders cause a significant number of serious—often very preventable—injuries in the workplace. With ladders, like many things related to workplace safety, a little . . . more »

Clearing the air around permit-required confined spaces
December 21, 2011
When you have a confined space that is clearly permit-required, determining your responsibilities under the regulations is fairly easy. But often circumstances take you into "what if" territory where . . . more »

Workplace Violence: The Best Defense Is a Good Offense
December 14, 2011
Workplace violence—ranging from violence between co-workers to domestic violence to attacks by customers or patients--consistently ranks among the top-three causes of worker deaths in the United . . . more »

Staying Safe While Welding
December 7,2011
Having in-house welders can save you money and time--production doesn't have to wait nearly as long for a piece of equipment to be repaired. But welding is one of the more hazardous activities in . . . more »

Team Up To Save On Safety Training
November 16, 2011
Government figures say the country is slowing crawling out from under the Great Recession. But some companies -- and maybe yours is one of them - still aren't feeling the recovery. In tough econom . . . more »

Does Your Safety Program Cover Nontraditional Workers?
November 9, 2011
If your business is like most, your workplace looks vastly different than it did 10 years ago. You may have more part-time workers, or workers who job-share, work remotely some or all of the time, or . . . more »

Why Spend The Money On Earmuffs?
October 26, 2011
Cost is an important consideration in choosing personal protective equipment (PPE). In general, when it comes to PPE for hearing protection, ear plugs tend to be the cheapest option. However, there . . . more »

Don't Ignore Your Near-Misses
October 19, 2011
Businesses use accident investigations to gain insight into how to prevent dangerous repeats. But wouldn't it be nice to have a crystal ball to prevent that original accident from happening in the fir . . . more »

How Good Are You at Getting Out?
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
On October 20 at 10:20 am, millions of Californians will take part in the Great California ShakeOut (www.shakeout.org), the largest earthquake drill ever. The ShakeOut is a time for Californians to pr . . . more »

Why Have An Ergonomics Program If You Don't Need To?
September 28, 2011
Not every workplace is required by Cal/OSHA to have an ergonomics program, but you may want to consider having one . . . more »

5 Tips for Effective Accident Investigations
September 21, 2011
It's an oft-repeated truism that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. While this is generally true of both individuals and organizations, future behavior can be changed with intenti . . . more »

Coveralls or Aprons?
September 14, 2011
When selecting personal protective equipment (PPE), you want to make sure that you provide adequate protection wit . . . more »

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