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Five Changing Trends in Managing Workplace Ergonomics

Traditionally, safety professionals have driven ergonomic improvements in an effort to reduce injuries, but all along they have been the wrong people to do this.

The 40 percent linkage to alcohol in both workplace and road fatalities is strong evidence that alcohol abuse is pervasive.

The Business Case for Workplace Alcohol Prevention

Workplace alcohol abuse need not be accepted as an inevitable cost of doing business.

In organizations with high employee absenteeism rates (more than 15 percent), the implementation of a drug testing program appears to have an impact.

Drug Testing Promotes Workplace Safety

You can maintain your program effectiveness by understanding which drugs are being abused and modifying your testing panel based on that information.



The process of putting a new safety incentive program into place is at least intricate. If you do not have a process in mind for completing the journey, it can be practically impossible.

The Winding Staircase to Setting Up a Safety Incentive Program

There are many steps in implementing one for the workplace. Sometimes the last step is the hardest.

Safety in Action: A Practical Application

With a subject as serious as this, it's worth repeating the old adage: Nobody plans to fail, but many fail to plan.

Higher Calling

Every day, more than 500 people go to the hospital because of a ladder-related accident. Don’t be one of them.

Step into Safety Right

Here's advice managers should follow (and not follow) when it comes to deciding on and purchasing appropriate footwear for their workforce.

IAQ Complaints: Survival Techniques for the Safety Professional

Sometimes you cannot find a solution that works. Admit it and keep trying to find answers, but know that some complaints you may never be able to solve.

Mining the Value of Computer-Based Training

21st-century regulations and a 21st-century workforce demand a blended approach.

Our congested roadways are a very dangerous place to work.

Stearing Clear of Driving Program Pitfalls

A successful program is defined by adjustments and persistence.

5S: The Unsung Hero of Operational and Safety Excellence

Leadership teams that clearly link the target condition of a sustainable 5S process into the overall business strategy for operational excellence will make quantifiable financial gains.

Choosing the Perfect Work Access Lift

Once you have completed your shopping list of work aids to place on the platform, you can begin to add up the total weight on board.

Radiation Sources in Natural Gas Well Activities

More attention and monitoring of occupational radiation exposure in the natural gas industry are warranted.

Alan Brown (left), health supervisor for Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., received an innovation award from Michel Benezit of Total SA for improving safety while reducing costs. (Total Petrochemicals & Refining photo)

Gas Monitoring Success Stories

Wireless gas detection is a cost-efficient way to improve safety.

While not all older adults have hearing loss, the likelihood of noise-induced hearing loss and other hearing impairment increases as we age.

Better Together

Companies see advantages from linking safety and wellness.

Educate, Train, and Visualize

Maintaining awareness is essential to maximizing your lockout program.

The bottom line is that safety managers need to plan ahead for how they will address winter slip and fall hazards. They also need to understand there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Plan Ahead to Prevent Slips and Falls

There are three ways to prevent them -– eliminating access, housekeeping, and improved traction -– but the first two aren't possible in all cases.

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