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Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace: An Overview for New Businesses

Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace An Overview for New Businesses

Starting a new business comes with many challenges, but one critical responsibility for entrepreneurs and business owners is to establish and uphold strong occupational health and safety practices. Failing to do so can result in tragic injuries, illnesses, fines, lawsuits, and damage to your company’s reputation and success. Fortunately, with some background knowledge and proactive … Read more

Harnessing Leading Indicators for Enhanced Workplace Safety

Harnessing Leading Indicators for Enhanced Workplace Safety

Workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities continue to impose heavy human and financial costs across industries. However, these adverse outcomes can often be prevented through proactive safety and health programs centered around leading indicators—metrics that provide early warning signs of potential hazards or program inadequacies. Leading indicators allow employers to monitor critical aspects of their safety … Read more

EHS Overview: Understanding Environment, Health, and Safety

EHS Overview Understanding Environment, Health, and Safety

Introduction to EHS Environment, health, and safety (EHS) refers to the management of environmental, occupational health, and workplace safety practices and procedures. The goal of EHS is to minimize negative impacts on employees, the public, and the environment from workplace hazards and operations. Effective EHS programs and policies play a critical role in preventing injuries, … Read more

Employee Health and Wellbeing

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Employee health and wellbeing is a critical component of a healthy and productive working environment, and promoting it should be a top priority for all organizations. It refers to the overall mental, physical, emotional, and economic health of workers in a given organization, and it is influenced by a range of factors, including relationships with … Read more

Health and Safety Courses Online

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Safety Training: Investing in Employee Safety is Essential Protecting employees is of the utmost importance for any organization. But, due to the dynamic nature of the modern business environment, traditional safety training methods are often not enough. To ensure employee safety, organizations must look to industry-leading health and safety courses online. As a manager or … Read more

New Employee Safety Orientation Checklist

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As an employer, manager, or safety officer, you know it’s important to ensure the safety of all of your employees, especially when it comes to new hires. A new employee safety orientation is a critical step in ensuring the health and safety of your workforce. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and … Read more

Your Six-Step Action Plan for Implementing ISO 45001

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In this article, we outline an ISO 45001 Six-Step Action Plan for Safety Management. STEP 1 – Become Familiar with the ISO 45001 Standard and the Concept of OSH Management Systems First of all, what is ISO 45001? Well, ISO 45001 is an international standard that sets the standard for Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) … Read more

What Does a Safety Officer Do?

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What is a Safety Officer? A Safety Officer is a vital member of any organization, tasked with the critical responsibility of ensuring the well-being and safety of all employees. They are the guardians of the workplace, charged with identifying and mitigating hazards, and implementing policies and procedures to protect employees from injury or harm. But … Read more

Conducting a Risk Assessment

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INTRODUCTION Risk assessments play a major role in organizations by reducing operational risks, improving safety performance and achieving objectives. There are several individuals involved in this process with various factors to consider – but it all comes down to three core elements: identifying risks, analyzing them, and ultimately evaluating those same hazards for further action. … Read more