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Free webinar: Visual Literacy & Safety Leadership

August 13, 2019
Leaders may not be at the “front line of safety,” but they must have an ability to “see safety” - to understand how visual bias impacts safety programs and how those biases influence not only their operating staff, but also themselves. By understanding their own visual literacy gaps, and those of others, leaders can develop a higher degree of empathy for the reality of getting work done safely.
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MetroNet names Chuck Muller Safety Manager

August 12, 2019
MetroNet Inc. has announced Chuck Muller as the company’s new Safety Manager. With more than 30 years of experience in damage prevention, Muller will be spearheading all safety and damage prevention efforts in each state that provides MetroNet services. He joins the team after serving on Indiana 811 as the Director of Member/Public Relations where he served as the subject matter expert on all Indiana 811 legislative issues.
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Online safety training: Are workers tuned in...or texting?

August 12, 2019
Safety training is increasingly going online because companies and organizations find it more convenient for workers, more productive and cheaper to deliver. “It’s huge,” says Dan MacDonald, president of BIS Training Solutions, an Edmonton-area company that provides training software, as well as classroom and online training. “It’s probably a billion-dollar industry just in Canada.”
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How to stay active in warm weather

August 10, 2019
When the temperature goes up in the summer months, exercising outside can become challenging. Even heat-loving, sun-seeking exercisers can become overheated when the sun is beaming down in the heat of the day. Ample sunshine, longer days and warmer temperatures provide more opportunities for the whole family to get outside and get active!
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Mapping tool helps companies choose safe office equipment

August 7, 2019
Office workers are at high risk of experiencing musculoskeletal, or soft-tissue, disorders from repeated motion and awkward positions, such as sitting for long hours in front of a computer. Previous research has shown that safe and efficient, or ergonomic, office equipment can help reduce the risk, but obtaining the right equipment sometimes can be challenging.
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For Your Health & Wellness
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For Your Health & Wellness

August 5, 2019

Wellbeing in the workplace is increasingly important, with good employee health and happiness increasingly linked to better performance and productivity.


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Safety yesterday, today & tomorrow
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Safety yesterday, today & tomorrow

Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge took 14 years—and multiple lives
August 5, 2019

Fourteen tons of fireworks illuminated the New York night on May 24, 1883, to celebrate the completion of one of the greatest engineering feats of the Gilded Age—the Brooklyn Bridge.


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Recent OSHA Enforcement Cases
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Recent OSHA enforcement cases

August 5, 2019

OSHA has cited Northridge Construction Corp. for willful and serious violations of workplace safety standards at the company's headquarters in East Patchogue, New York. The company faces $224,620 in penalties.


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Safety tips for cyclists and pedestrians
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Safety tips for pedestrians and cyclists

The statistics
August 5, 2019

At some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian. While pedestrian fatalities remain high, there was a 1.7% decrease in the number of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes in 2017, totaling 5,977 deaths, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.


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