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Preventing Strained Communications

Strong communications are critical to supporting, guiding, and influencing; a leader's connections with others heighten the ability to influence, as well as quantity and quality of work performance.

Formula for Improving Safety Culture

Good or bad, you have already created a safety culture.

A Chemical Hygiene Plan is a "written program stating the policies, procedures, and responsibilities that serve to protect employees from the health hazards associated with the hazardous chemicals used in that particular workplace," according to OSHA.

Taking a Holistic Approach to Lab Safety

OSHA has required employers to develop a Chemical Hygiene Plan that addresses labeling as well as all other aspects of the Laboratory standard.

Padlocks should be standardized by size and color so that workers can easily identify function and ownership.

Six Tips to Improve Your Lockout/Tagout Program

A program that encourages communication can identify strengths and weaknesses much more efficiently than a program that remains static and unchanging after initial training.

First and foremost, we want the protective clothing to help prevent injuries to our workers and keep them safe. Second, we also want to improve morale and worker productivity.

Impact: Developing an Attitude for Safety

If workers are overly optimistic that no injuries will befall them, they may be more likely to take risks that could end up in injuries.

FAA Administrator Talks Safety at AirVenture

Michael Huerta discussed the importance of collaboration in Oshkosh, Wis.

Blue Bell Agrees to Follow Recognized Industry Standards

The standards to be followed are Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs); Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs); a Pathogen Monitoring Program (PMP) for Lm that includes environmental, ingredient, and finished product testing; and a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan and/or a written Food Safety Plan.

Houston Contractor Violates Trench Requirements for Sixth Time in 10 Years

Oscar Renda Contracting faces $124K in OSHA penalties.



Tufts’ Patrick Collins reported that the early results "raise the possibility of optimizing patient-specific treatments" and show that using thread is a more flexible and less expensive option than substrates for implantable devices.

'Smart' Thread Collects Real-Time Diagnostic Data

Tufts University engineers headed a research team that integrated nano-sized sensors and electronics into simple threads.

NBA Players Association to Pay Health Insurance for Retired Players

The program is the first of its kind among North American professional sports.

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