January 2018 Archives - Safety+Health Magazine

Preventing backover incidents

Alan Ferguson — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:06:00 +0000

Despite advances in technology, injuries and deaths from backing vehicles continue to occur. With federal regulation no longer on the horizon, experts say employers need to implement best practices to keep workers safe.

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2018 State of safety

Melissa J. Ruminski — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:05:00 +0000

As a new year begins, Safety+Health offers data to help paint a picture of the current safety landscape.

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Avoiding parking lot perils

S+H Staff — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:04:00 +0000

“Parking lots are an afterthought to a lot of people,” one National Safety Council expert says. They also are part of an employer’s premises for OSHA injury-recording purposes.

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OSHA head nominee Scott Mugno underscores teamwork during Senate confirmation hearing

Alan Ferguson — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:03:00 +0000

“If confirmed, I will work very hard every day side by side with the best safety professionals at America’s ultimate safety department,” the FedEx executive said during a Dec. 5 hearing before the Senate Help, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

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Paid sick leave opt-out bill debated during House committee hearing

Kevin Druley — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:02:00 +0000

Critics of the recently introduced Workflex in the 21st Century Act say the bill would “create an off-ramp for employers to evade state and local laws,” while supporters say it “gives employers more certainty and predictability over their leave practices.”

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All About You: Be open to advice

S+H Staff — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:01:00 +0000

“I used to be horrible at taking advice,” says veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who shares tips to help you avoid reacting defensively to creative criticism.

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Safety Leadership: The secrets to keeping workers safe on short-term projects

S+H Staff — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:01:00 +0000

“The new year can bring additional short-duration or evolving work projects and, with them, a heap of unique obstacles to safety,” says Jim Spigener from DEKRA Insight, who shares “a better way to increase the behavioral reliability” at these worksites.

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The Campbell Institute: Corporate safety communication: Hitting the target

S+H Staff — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Mitchell Jacobs from United Airlines discusses the four methods of communication the company uses to “win hearts and minds with messages that are meaningful globally and delivered effectively” to its 90,000 workers worldwide.

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Editor’s Note: A chance to say ‘thanks’

S+H Staff — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Editor Melissa J. Ruminski expresses her thankfulness for Senior Graphic Designer Mike Sharkey.

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