Shawn Macpherson

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Understanding Job Hazard Analysis

A job hazard analysis is a systematic process of evaluating a specific job task and identifying potential hazards before they result in injury, illness to workers, or worse. By assessing the risk for...
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Topics: workplace safety, inspection management, inspection best practices

Tips and Tricks for Creating Effective Safety Incentive Programs

Organizations today need to think strategically and creatively about how to get workers to accomplish inspections thoroughly and accurately.
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Topics: safety awareness, inspection management, inspection best practices

Why Track Incidents, Near-Misses, and Accidents?

On the surface, the terms incidents, near-misses, and accidents can seem synonymous and therefore, interchangeable. However, it’s important to know that these terms are different, and using the right...
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Topics: safety management, workplace safety

4 Safety Factoids and Role of Inspections

No matter the industry a company operates in, inspections should be a strategy included in its health and safety program. Inspections serve specific functions and achieve crucial goals, such as...
2 min read

Topics: inspection best practices

The 7 Most Important Factors for Maintaining a Safe Workplace

All employees, regardless of industry, deserve a safe and healthy workplace environment. And it is the employer’s responsibility to not only provide that but also the training and resources they need...
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Topics: safety management, equipment safety

How to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Workplace Inspection Checklist

A workplace inspection checklist is a tool used to identify and evaluate potential hazards in the workplace. It typically includes a list of items to be inspected, as well as a series of questions or...
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Topics: workplace safety

Do’s and Don’ts for Workplace Inspections

Workplace inspections are critical and effective strategies for reducing the risk of hazards and preventing incidents, injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. When conducted properly, inspections can...
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Topics: workplace safety

The Strategic and Tactical Advantages of Inspection Software

Inspection software offers both strategic business advantages as well as practical effectiveness benefits. Let's look at the business reasons first:
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Topics: audit/inspection software

The 5 Most Common Causes of Production Downtime

Downtime is the duration of time during which equipment or machinery is inoperable or not in use. There are numerous causes for downtime, including equipment failures or breakdowns, maintenance or...
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Topics: equipment maintenance, equipment safety

Tips and Tricks for Implementing Inspection Software

There’s more to inspection software than installing an app and immediately beginning with conducting an inspection. Many inspection software is indeed advertised as ‘plug ‘n’ play’ and easy to use....
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Topics: audit/inspection software

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