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smartphone safety apps

Safety incentives embrace smartphone programs

With a tap of your phone…
Buck Peavey
February 19, 2018
I said to myself, it would take decades for this modern technology to make it to the safety incentive market. The tech virus indeed continued its unstoppable path, as we now know. This market is typically slow to change, but not anymore.
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justice

Staffing co. owner sold OSHA training certificates under false pretenses

February 5, 2018
A federal jury in Atlanta has convicted a former co-owner of a staffing company of convincing job applicants they needed OSHA training certificates for positions that did not require them – and then selling them the certifications. Erick Powell who operated the National Vocation Group, was convicted of wire fraud. A second defendant and co-owner, Ahmad McCormick, pleaded guilty to wire fraud on August 31, 2017.
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Emergency response

First responders focus on confined spaces

November 9, 2017
Although confined space rescues comprise a relatively small percentage of the operations performed by fire departments in the U.S., they are among the most challenging and dangerous. In fact, as hazardous as confined spaces are for the people who initially become trapped in them, they are even more deadly for would-be rescuers, who account for nearly 60 percent of all confined space deaths.
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Tips for good safety culture

5 tips for creating an organization-wide safety culture

Achieving effective engagement
Alexa Sussman
November 1, 2017

Building an organization-wide safety culture is important — making safety a priority for everyone keeps workers safe and spares your organization the consequences of injuries and illnesses. Here are five tips that can help you develop a total safety culture that’s engaging and effective.


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hurricane
When disaster strikes, will you be ready?

CDC offers emergency response training for EHS pros

October 11, 2017
Hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes and wildfires: recent headlines prove that even disasters that give us some notice – such as hurricanes – can cause far more destruction than expected, and that effective emergency response depends upon preparedness.
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train
A Confined Space blog post

Lac Mégantic: Blame the worker on steroids

Jordan Barab
Jordan Barab
October 4, 2017
An unmanned, half-mile long train “bomb train” carrying tank-cars full of highly explosive crude oil barrels toward a city where it is doomed to derail on a curve, killing everyone in its wake. Luckily, Denzel Washington and Chris Pine show up to save the city at the last second. Everyone lives happily every after.
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