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Safe and Secure TV Channel

Safe and Secure TV Channel

Occupational Health & Safety Television Program Safe and Secure TV Channel proudly presents its new 30-minute Internet broadband television program “Occupational Health & Safety: Keeping the Workplace Safe and Secure.” This engaging program features important safety concerns and the solutions that will help keep your workplace hazard free.

Tune in to Safe and Secure TV Channel’s broadband website www.safeandsecuretvchannel.com  this summer to see this informative program.


    American Heart Association

    BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN COURSE

    When paired with site-specific instructions, the Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Online self-directed eLearning course from the American Heart Association is designed to meet OSHA requirements for bloodborne pathogens training. The course uses the slogan "Make a PACT, Know How to Act" to emphasize the training's core tenants to: Protect, Act, Clean, and Tell.

      CoreMedia

      Construction Training

      Created in partnership with OSHA, the updated On The Front Line package from CoreMedia is designed for general foremen and supervisors serving in the heavy construction industry. The course materials discuss the imperative of safety accountability and why it's essential to establish preventive tasks, measure performance, and reward right actions.

        Hearing Conservation

        Larson Davis Inc.'s CORTI® software and services are designed to identify at-risk employees and improve performance of hearing conservation programs. Its easy-to-use statistical analysis tools leverage users' data and correlates changes in Hearing Threshold Levels to workers' noise exposure data, allowing for continuous HCP improvement to be implemented.


        C.A. Short Co.

        Incentive Programs

        C.A. Short Co.'s safety awareness incentive programs are designed to lower disability costs, protect against workplace injuries (accidents), and decrease days away (lost time)—all without encouraging non-reporting of accidents. The company offers a free safety guide on how to effectively recognize employees for safe behavior.


          Howard Leight

          Attenuation Study

          A recent field attenuation study by Howard Leight's Acoustical Laboratory found that one-on-one training is the most significant factor in predicting good ear plug performance. Of the more than 100 workers tested, one-third achieved attenuations higher than the published NRR for their ear plugs.


            American Society of Concrete Contractors

            Safety Plan Tool

            The American Society of Concrete Contractors has published the Safety Management Plan, which is designed to be customized by contractors to serve as a company's complete safety program. Available in a three-ring, tabbed binder or on a CD, the plan covers basic policy statements, safety responsibilities, inspections, accident investigation, and more.


              Government Institutes

              Small Business Guide

              The principles of prevention found in the pages of the Small Business Handbook, available from Government Institutes, are designed to both improve a company's efficiency and reduce accidents, insurance claims, and other costs. Written for the multi-role small business manager/owner, the book provides a condensed summary of the applicable federal laws.


                Summit Training Source Inc.

                Bloodborne Pathogen Training

                Summit Training Source has released a new video and DVD training program that is designed to teach workers the hazards of bloodborne pathogens and how the risk of exposure can be greatly reduced. Titled Bloodborne Pathogens: Universal Precautions, the program uses real-life scenarios, on-site footage, and high-end animation.


                  Government Institutes

                  Hazcom Guide

                  Automating Hazcom: Including the MSDS Administrator Software, a new book from Government Institutes, is designed to address the five primary elements of OSHA's HazCom standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), including a written program, MSDS management, container labeling, reporting, and employee training. It provides expert guidance for choosing a compliance software program.

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                    OSHA Region 6 Administrator John Hermanson says the agency assessed the maximum statutory fines, a total of $21,500 for four alleged serious violations, against a small Oklahoma grain company in connection with amputation injuries suffered by two teenage workers. Does this case demonstrate the need to increase the amounts OSHA can issue in penalties?