As part of the business continuity planning session is to identify what items need to be a part of the plan, this is done through a risk assessment. Next step is to determine whether they will impact your business financially, operationally, or both. This worksheet will assist you in determining that, along with any interconnected […]
Proper methods of lifting and handling protect against injury. Proper lifting makes work easier. You need to “think” about what you are going to do before bending to pick up an object. Over time, safe lifting technique should become a habit. Following are the basic steps of safe lifting and handling: Size up the […]
Is your business prepared to handle an emergency? More importantly if your business experiences an emergency, are you prepared to continue operating? Without a business continuity plan, a natural disaster or other catastrophic event could not only impact your business when it happens, but could continue to impact your business as you scramble to get […]
Before you can introduce a change to your safety culture you have to make sure that you know exactly what it is currently. Remember that a culture is built up over a period through behavior, anecdotes, stories, boundaries of behavior, way of doing things, events that pass without comment, events that cause problems and so […]
Following proper forklift safety guidelines will lower your chances of getting in a serious accident and either getting seriously injured or causing damage. Forklifts are some of the most useful machines in the workplace and without them basic workplace activities would be much more difficult. Respect their power and make sure that forklift safety is […]
Any professional in the safety & security industry, is probably familiar with writing reports. Writing reports isn’t just a one and done occurrence. Report writing is absolutely essential to successful investigations and case management. This post will explore the purposes and importance of reports as well as provide tips for beginning report writers to refine […]
A good business reviews their emergency action plan annually, not just with their employees as OSHA requires, but as a whole to ensure everything is still applicable that it works with your workforce, that it is still the most efficient. This Emergency Action Plan is from Ohio’s BWC Office of Industrial Hygiene, it is a […]
When an accident happens in the workplace, it is critical to conduct an accident investigation to determine the root cause of the events that led to the accident or injury. The point of the investigation should never be to assign blame, but rather to uncover the factors that led to accident so you can take […]
Bomb threats or suspicious items must always be taken seriously. How you react to a bomb threat can be the difference of people living or dying. So what should you do? Whether the bomb threat is made via phone, handwritten note, email, or other means, the DHS Bomb Threat Checklist provides instructions on how […]
This form on loading dock safety awareness can be used as a quick training for dock employees during huddle meetings. This form is also good for employee orientation as part of the training process, to increase awareness of the dangers within the material transfer zone(MTZ). Finally this form can be used as part of a […]