Workplace Safety Network

The Workplace Safety Network provides OSHA updates, practical ideas and real-world case studies to help Safety professionals create a safer workplace. This informative and entertaining blog covers what Safety leaders care about most, including safety leadership and training ideas on forklift safety, hazcom, lockout/tagout, slip, trips & falls, back safety, fire prevention, fall protection, and more.

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Must sub report safety hazard?

May 22, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

Subcontractors who work for your company can create safety hazards that others can get caught up in, and that you may not know about. Read on to learn how to prevent accidents from happening as a result.

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Attention blindness: How workers miss obvious dangers

May 17, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

Some workers are focused so hard on what they’re doing that they don’t see obvious hazards. Read on to learn how you can help workers avoid tragic mistakes as a result of that tunnel vision.

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Keys for developing safety judgment

May 15, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

You know that to build a safe and productive company culture, workers need to learn how to balance safety and risk. Read on to learn how to make that happen.

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Sloppy use of PPE leads to blockbuster OSHA fine

May 10, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

Even if you have the right PPE, any number of disasters can still happen. That's the lesson to be learned after OSHA handed down a tremendous fine for improper use. Read on to learn how one company learned the importance of correct PPE use the hard way.

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Discipline: OSHA warns on potential discrimination

May 8, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

Even good companies can easily run afoul of workplace discrimination laws – and end up getting sued or facing tough OSHA scrutiny. Read on to learn how you can prevent these kinds of claims.

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Safety concerns: 'Killing the messenger' backfires on company

May 3, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

Workers have a right to complain to OSHA, but Safety Directors need to take steps to make sure workers will know that all feedback – negative and positive – is welcome. Read on to learn what can happen when safety concerns are met with disciplinary action.

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When bosses take risks, trouble’s just around the corner

May 1, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

If a supervisor gets fired after taking a dangerous and unnecessary risk, can the company still get fined? Possibly. Read on to learn what happened, and what you must do to avoid similar troubles.

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The dangers of arc flashes

April 26, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

Just how dangerous are arc flashes? Dangerous enough to cause seriously, potentially fatal injuries in a fraction of a second. Read on to see some suggestions for safely working on energized lines to prevent these kinds of gruesome injuries.

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Rescuers needed rescuing, and one didn’t make it

April 24, 2012 by Lori Sereditch

In a life-threatening emergency, people naturally want to rush in and save co-workers. But that can make things worse if the rescuers end up in trouble, too. That’s what happened to an Arizona employer, with heavy financial and criminal consequences. Read on to learn more.

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When are workers most likely to become injured?

April 19, 2012 by tjoneill

A leading workers comp insurance provider has published startling statistics that shed new light on fatigue, and also point to ideas about how strategic scheduling can improve safety. Read on to learn more.

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