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American Heart Month

Jan 29, 2024 | American Society of Safety Professionals | Blog | Colorado | Safety

February presents American Heart Awareness Month. This month take some time to educate your workers on the importance of heart health. Below are some definitions and facts that will help lead your discussion.

Does Safety hinder Production?

Mar 03, 2020 | American Society of Safety Professionals | Industry News | OSHA | Safety | Safety Training | Workplace Hazards

it is not safety that is hindering production. It is poor scheduling that is going to ultimately hinder production.

Guidelines for N95 Use and  CDC/OSHA Recommendations

Apr 13, 2020 | American Society of Safety Professionals | Blog | Colorado

There are 3 scenarios we need to look at, “mandatory” use of the N95, “voluntary” use of the N95 and the “voluntary” use of a dust mask or a filtering facepiece.

Leveraging Safety Inspections for a Proactive Safety Culture

Feb 13, 2020 | American Society of Safety Professionals | Blog | Colorado | Industry News | Member Spotlight | Safety Training | Troy L Clark

Encourage your staff to find as many safety violations items as possible during the week, correct, and log them on your inspection form.  Praise them for having a long list of items that were found and corrected, and trust that over a period of time, if you work the process, the number of items found will decrease. 

OSHA Changes Silica National Emphasis Program

Feb 10, 2020 | American Society of Safety Professionals | Blog | Hazards | Industry News | OSHA | Safety | Safety Training | Uncategorized | Workplace Hazards

This new program will be measured for effectiveness by regional offices and the OHE through collecting data on the number of employees covered, the number of workers removed from hazards, reductions in worker exposures, abatement procedures implemented, and the number of violations related to specifically targeted hazards.

OSHA Looks to Further Reduce Fall & Excavation Related Hazards

Mar 06, 2020 | American Society of Safety Professionals | Industry News | OSHA | Safety Training

In order to continue to surpass their targets in the future, OSHA plans to focus on more inspection and compliance assistance resources for fall hazard education.

Signage in the Workplace- Dependent on the Place

Jul 01, 2019 | American Society of Safety Professionals | ANSI | Danger | Hazards | Safety | signage | Workplace Hazards

Who’s Running Your House?

Feb 03, 2020 | American Society of Safety Professionals | Blog | Colorado | Safety Training | Troy L Clark

If the employees are not following our basic requirements for safety, whose fault is it?  The Safety Professional is not in charge of the project and has no authority over the employees.  Management should understand that if we have safety issues in our company, start looking at who’s running your house before you fault your safety failures on to the Safety Professional.