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Are You Ready For Summer?

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Topics: why inspect?, safety awareness, equipment maintenance, vehicle safety, equipment safety

10 Steps to Develop an Effective Motor Vehicle Safety Program

Motor vehicle safety is one of the most critical aspects of occupational safety for most businesses. You don’t have to operate a huge fleet for it to be vitally important.
3 min read

Topics: why inspect?, safety management, vehicle safety, equipment safety

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: ...
1 min read

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.
3 min read

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

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