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May 21 2018

3 Ways to Ensure Your Safety When Wearing a…

Falls continue to be a leading cause of injuries and fatalities at work. That’s true year after year. In this article, we’re going to provide a few quick, easy, and important tips on wearing a fall protection harness. Properly wearing…

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May 21 2018

3 Ways to Avoid a Fall from a Ladder

Because falls in construction are such a major cause of injuries and fatalities at work, we’re dedicating a few articles at this time to providing some fall-related safety tips to make sure you and your coworkers go home safely every…

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May 21 2018

3 Safety Tips Before Getting On an Aerial Lift

Falls from heights continue to be a major cause of occupational injuries and fatalities, year after year. Those falls occur in a number of ways, including workers falling from aerial work platforms. In this article, we’ll give you a few…

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May 16 2018

Looking Back at the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent…

The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction was last week (May 7-11, 2018). In this article, we’ll review what a safety stand-down is, why we have them, and how we can help prevent falls and especially fatal falls…

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March 13 2018

3 Required Parts of an Energy Control Program

As explained in 1910.147(c), the employer must provide training so that employees understand both the purpose and the function of the energy control program. In addition, training must help employees develop the knowledge and skills necessary to safely apply, use…

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March 5 2018

What Happens During an OSHA Inspection? What to Prepare…

In recent articles, we’ve listed 6 Common Triggers of an OSHA Inspection and 10 Hazards OSHA Inspectors Commonly Look For, and both articles drew a lot of reader attention. As a result, in this article we’re going to explain what…

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February 23 2018

How to inspect an aerial lift to meet OSHA…

The Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA) lists requirements you must follow to ensure worker safety when operating an aerial lift. Part of these requirements is to inspect the vehicle and lift components before actually using the aerial lift. This article…

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February 13 2018

Root Cause Analysis: New Online Course Available

Anytime you have an unexpected outcome at work, it’s worth investigating to determine why. That’s especially true in safety. One way to do this is to perform a root cause analysis. That’s why we’ve offered our new online Root-Cause Analysis…

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January 24 2018

Near Miss or Near Hit? Which Do You Prefer—and…

One of the many interesting controversies in safety and health (and quality, etc.) is what to call what many call a “near miss.” Some say near miss; others say near hit; still others prefer terms like incident, event, and failure.…

Success Stories
January 11 2018

IndustrySafe Leads Fire Department User Group Meeting

On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, IndustrySafe led a user group meeting with Fire Department personnel of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. (more…)

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December 7 2017

OSHA’s Top Ten Citations, 2017: Extended Citation & Violation…

Back in October, at the National Safety Council’s annual Safety Congress, we got our first look at OSHA’s Top Ten Violations list for 2017. We gave you the list in an earlier blog post just a few months ago. But…

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November 24 2017

How mobile apps can help with EHS inspections

Mobile apps have offered countless improvements to everyday tasks since their introduction in 2008, and environmental health and safety (EHS) inspections are no exception. Through the use of inspection mobile apps, your company can expect more accurate data, better compliance, and time saved…

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October 17 2017

What To Expect from an OSHA PSM Investigation

OSHA’s Process Safety Management regulation, also known as PSM, sets specific requirements for employers who use highly hazardous chemicals at the workplace. And because these highly hazardous chemicals can lead to catastrophic events, OSHA takes the PSM regulation very seriously.…

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October 4 2017

What Is a Hazard Communication Signal Word?

In 2012, OSHA revised their existing Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200) to more close align it with internal chemical labeling practices through something called the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). [optin-monster slug=”ydheitmvhxurgh0b70t3″] What’s a Hazard Communication Signal Word? The Hazard Communication Signal…

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September 26 2017

Safety Differently and Safety Training: Even More from Ron…

This is another of our three articles with Ron Gantt focusing on Safety Differently. If you missed our earlier introduction to Safety Differently, click that link you just passed up. We also have another article on Safety Differently and Incident…