Safety and health awareness is even more important during the holidays. Make sure your employees don’t let their safety guard down and when the holiday is over they’ll be 100% at work. A small investment to help employees protect themselves and to promote wellness will benefit you in the long run. Topics covered in this …
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HAZWOPER Training Program with this 16-Video Library
The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) training program is designed to help employers in complying with employees training requirements of OSHA’s HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120) which states that employees dealing with hazardous materials and waste have to take OSHA 40 HR HAZWOPER Training.
GRAPHIC: How To Have A Chain Saw Accident and Suffer The Consequences
How to Have a Chain Saw Accident and Suffer the Consequences program will explain how to have a chain saw accident and learn the consequences. It shows what can happen if you do not follow the safety rules. Let’s take a break from the action from all this safety information you’re bombarded with. We know you’re sick of hearing …
Fall Protection: Still One of the Most Cited OSHA Violations
By far the largest number of fatal fall occurs from scaffolds. In many cases this is because the potential for a fall from scaffolding is underestimated. Falls from scaffolding can result from carelessness, poor maintenance or improper use. A scaffold is any elevated platform that can be move to reach the desired work level or …
Accidents and Hazards Put Employees at Risk
Virtually, everyone has the potential of being exposed to highly contagious and dangerous viruses called Bloodborne Pathogens. Bloodborne Pathogens are infectious diseases that contaminate human blood, which can result in severe illness and possibility death.
Your Legal Rights to Personal Protective Equipment
As an employee, there is certain PPE that your employer is required by OSHA to provide to you with. If ever you are told that there is PPE you need to pay for and bring to work yourself, then you can question that by using the resources on OSHA.gov. Companies can be unethical when it …
Who’s eligible for family or medical leave under the FMLA?
Unforeseen circumstance or life’s unruly dealings can mandate that an employee needs to take family or medical leave away from their work. Are you or an employee entitled to family or medical leave? The Department of Labor outlines the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) below: “The Family and Medical Leave Act provides certain employees …