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Active Shooter Training Can Save Your Company’s Staff’s Lives and Keep the Workplace Safer – Here’s How
When it comes to your business, ensuring you’ve invested in shooter training is highly important. Indeed, while we all want to hope that workplace safety won’t be something we have to worry about, this isn’t wholly true – and working on this assumption can leave your firm in a compromised state. Luckily, shooter training is…
Read MoreThe Bottom-Line Regarding OSHA Workplace Injury Reporting and Recordkeeping
When an accident or injury occurs on the job, the first thing that often goes through anyone’s head is not, “we need to report this to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.” Instead, the first thing that should be done is to get medical assistance, and then you should focus on figuring out how to…
Read MoreThe Benefits of OSHA Certification
OSHA certificates don’t exist. Instead, “OSHA certification” most frequently refers to an OSHA Authorized Outreach Training or recognized safety training programs. Various safety boards and organizations have developed these programs to assist workers and businesses in better comprehending how to adhere to OSHA guidelines. OSHA certifications provide cardholders with several benefits, allowing them to meet…
Read MoreThe Benefits and Advantages of Ergonomics Awareness in the Workplace
Safety Counselling is thrilled to announce that it offers ergonomic consultations and evaluations. Ergonomics is the study of the demands of a job as well as its surroundings, the equipment used in the job, and the tools used in the job. This study is done to determine the likelihood of injury and to assist in…
Read MoreAdvantages of OSHA Training for Employers and Cardholders – Nitty Gritty Benefits and More
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for establishing a framework of safety training standards that enterprises in various industries across the country are required to comply with. As a result, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offers training programs that provide several advantages to businesses and workers, ultimately emphasizing the significance…
Read MoreTips on How to Discuss Workplace Violence Prevention with Company Employees
The statistics on violence in the workplace in the United States present a grim picture. Every year, two million workers are victims of violence in the workplace. 12 percent of all worker fatalities in 2019 were the result of workplace violence. Both in the United States in general and specifically in the construction business, there…
Read MoreOSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Fundamentals Every New Mexico Contractor Should Know
When a staffing agency provides temporary workers to an organization, in most cases, the staffing agency and the organization that receives the temporary workers, commonly known as the host employer, are the employers of those workers. Both employers share some of the responsibility for defining employment terms and ensuring that they comply with the law.…
Read MoreTop Compenents of Job Site Fall Protection Safety
If you have ever worked on a hazardous worksite, you know how crucial it is to ensure everyone participating in a job is safe. One of the essential components of being safe in potentially dangerous environments is? Safety measures for fall protection. The following are some of the most important factors to consider when reducing…
Read MoreNew Mexico Contractors Need to do Regular Ladder Inspections – Here’s Why
Even though they can be avoided entirely, accidents involving falls from ladders still occur frequently (thousands of times annually). OSHA citations for ladder violations came in at number three on the list of the most serious offenses in 2021. Ladders are involved in approximately 81% of all fall injuries sustained by construction workers. The high…
Read MoreSteps to Follow During an Active Shooter Attack
In an active shooter situation, employees and supervisors need to be emotionally and physically capable of dealing with the crisis to safeguard their own lives and those around them. Management must maintain composure, lock, and barricade all doors, and then evacuate all staff to a secure location via a pre-planned path. In that order, run,…
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