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Don’t Play Around with Carbon Monoxide—It Can Ruin Your Fun

I work with businesses to help them improve safety, so I’m well aware that carbon monoxide is a hazard in many workplaces.
3 min read

Topics: safety awareness, take safety home

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.
1 min read

Topics: safety awareness, videos, workplace safety, equipment safety

Safety Checklists Aren’t Just for Work

Smart businesses invest the necessary money, put in the required time, and have a real commitment to make their workplaces as safe as possible.
2 min read

Topics: safety management, safety awareness, inspection checklists

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...
3 min read

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.
2 min read

Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, equipment safety

Step Up to the Plate With a Strong Business Case for Safety

Very healthy returns on investment (ROI) are possible by investing in safety, according to a recent article in the National Safety Council’s Safety + Health magazine.
3 min read

Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety

Don't Forget the Power of Propane

After this particularly long winter, it’s getting time to fire up the grill—finally.
2 min read

Topics: why inspect?, safety awareness, videos, inspection best practices

Lawn Mower Blades Cut Both Ways

It’s the time of the season to break out the lawn mowers!
2 min read

Topics: why inspect?, safety management, safety awareness, inspection checklists

Lessons Learned from Deadly Hoist Collapse

OSHA recently released a report describing an incident in which a material hoist collapsed, killing a 37-year-old man.
2 min read

Topics: why inspect?, safety management, safety awareness, inspection best practices

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