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The Checker on the Radio

Our president and co-founder, Dave Lefevre, is the featured expert on BiZ Radio Canada’s show, “Dangerous Workplaces.” Use this link to listen: ...
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Topics: safety management, workplace safety, equipment safety

The Business Benefits of Equipment Inspections

In our 25 years of helping businesses improve workplace safety, we’ve observed that companies that regularly conduct equipment inspections are generally more profitable than those that don’t. Yet a...
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Topics: why inspect?, equipment maintenance, inspections and profitability, equipment safety

Four Tips for Wintertime Vehicle Safety

Vehicular accidents are a leading cause of occupational injuries any time of year, but winter heightens the threats.
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Topics: safety management, equipment maintenance, vehicle safety, equipment safety

Four Signs of Personnel With the Right Safety Mindset

Let’s face it—no matter how good your safety polices are, the level of safety at your company will ultimately be determined by the attitude of your personnel. Above all, safety is a mindset. Policies...
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Topics: safety awareness, workplace safety, equipment safety

Devtra and The Checker: 25 Years Behind Us and Looking to the Future

Devtra was founded in 1989 to provide equipment safety training to help businesses improve workplace safety.
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Topics: safety awareness, workplace safety, mobile inspections, equipment safety

Video: The Tale of Three-Fingered Joe

Safety in business is nothing new. It’s as old as business itself. After all, safety is rooted in nothing more than our human instinct to protect ourselves.
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Topics: safety awareness, videos, workplace safety, equipment safety

Using Checklists in Equipment-Specific Safety Training

If you want to minimize workplace injuries and their substantial costs, it’s essential to have safety training tailored for each type of equipment your company uses.
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Topics: safety management, inspection checklists, workplace safety, equipment safety

Miss Unsafe Brakes 1939

Clad in a skeleton costume, Miss Unsafe Brakes appeared at the 1939 Chicago Auto Show to drive home the importance of car owners keeping their brakes in good repair.

Topics: safety awareness, equipment maintenance, vehicle safety, equipment safety

10 Tips for Maximizing the Value of Safety Committees

Safety committees are an excellent way to improve safety in any organization. When implemented correctly, they take advantage of the collective knowledge of the entire company—particularly the...
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Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, equipment safety

3 Steps to Create a Safety Culture

Even with appropriate safety policies in place, if there’s not a genuine safety culture at all levels of a company, there will inevitably be costly (and potentially tragic) safety lapses.
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Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, equipment safety

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