Respondents report lack of confidence, concern about legal consequences, and fear of hurting a victim as reasons they would not take action in a cardiac emergency.
SCAA Executive Director Chris Chiames said the program will strengthen the "chain of survival" in identified communities across the nation.
"The sizable fines proposed in this case reflect both the seriousness and the recurrence of this potentially deadly and disabling hazard," said C. William Freeman III, OSHA's area director in Hartford, Conn.
Employers intuitively understand the consequences of an unsafe workplace. Our customers tell us there’s a lot at stake: employee injury or fatality, decreased productivity, disappointed customers, loss of profits, and loss of business top a long list.
Allowing your employees to schedule and receive their training online, from basic to ultra-specific needs, can reduce administrative time, increase timely attendance, and allow instructors visibility into their schedules.
Organizations that care about their employees care about safety and will go to great lengths to communicate the importance of working safely. Regular safety meetings, creative safety contests, safety Web sites, sharing lessons learned—safety communicators tend to use a variety of methods to distribute procedures and critical safety information to help employees plan and perform work.
A quick scan of recent newspaper headlines reveals many employees who may not have received adequate on-the-job safety training: three employees electrocuted in a confined space situation, several dead from an crane collapse, toxic chemical exposures, an excavation cave-in on unprotected employees (with proper shields on site), along with BBP exposures and improper use of PPE.
It’s no secret that the cost to acquire worker’s compensation insurance is extremely expensive in the United States. Every day, employers deal with these rising costs, as well as the related costs of injury pay. Employers spent approximately $50.8 billion in 2003 on wage payments and medical care for workers hurt on the job, according to Liberty Mutual, a leading global insurer.
The new award is designed to recognize excellence and innovation in hearing loss prevention.
"The regulation-driven remediation efforts can dramatically impact the cost of renovation or demolition, quickly costing millions of dollars for a single, large-scale project," said EH&E President and co-founder John McCarthy.
"Spill response is a top priority, and this specialized training enhances the multi-mission preparedness of today's Coast Guard personnel, as well as our federal, state, and local partners," said Lt. Commander Mario Mercado, Chief of Sector Miami's Port Operations Division.
A new report says training and management deficiencies in most countries of Africa, Central Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean "are so pervasive and broad that there is no effective international system of biosafety at the moment."
The opportunity is an easy and convenient way for people to learn or renew critical skills that could make the difference between life and death for a family member, colleague, or any individual experiencing cardiac arrest, the council says.
Part of the goal of the program is providing a forum for linking safety professionals, industry needs, and quality research programs; and laying the groundwork for graduate students and faculty members to pursue safety/health applied research projects of their choice.
"Over the course of our alliance relationship, we have spoken at each other's events, written for each other's periodicals, and created a series of first-rate materials that have had a material impact on improving health and safety in workplaces where lubricants are used," said ILMA's John Burke.
The course provides instruction about federal environmental laws and regulations, compliance standards, health requirements, state-of-the-art technologies, and best practices.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration recently announced a competition for approximately $20 million in funding to build the skills and employment options for workers either already or at risk of becoming dislocated. State workforce agencies will compete to design demonstration projects targeting these workers.
OSHA recently renewed its alliance with the Forging Industry of America (FIA), which will focus on issues related to ergonomics and machine guarding in the forging industry.
"Make a Difference" is the theme of the National Safety Council's 2008 National Safety Month observance and a call to action to reverse the increase in accidental injuries and deaths.