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7 Preventable Safety Violations that Result in Injury or Death

The potential for work-related injuries is always present regardless of how conscientious and attentive you are about observing health and safety regulations in the workplace.
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Topics: workplace safety, inspection management, inspection best practices

The Importance of Avoiding and Reporting Near Misses

What is a near miss? We can define it as an unplanned event that didn’t result in damage, illness, injury, or fatality but had the potential to do so. Although near misses don’t cause harm, they can...
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Topics: safety management, workplace safety, inspections and profitability, risk assessments

Coping with the Death of a Co-Worker

Coworkers are like another family. We spend so much time with them—working together, helping each other, and experiencing success and failures together. When the relationships with our coworkers are...
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Topics: why inspect?, safety management, workplace safety

What are PPE Inspections and Why Should They Be Performed?

PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment. As the name says, PPE’s purpose is to protect employees in hazardous work environments. PPE typically is designed to protect the head (skull, ears, eyes,...
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Topics: why inspect?, safety management, workplace safety, equipment maintenance, equipment safety

Why Does Leadership Sometimes Undermine Safety to Expedite Projects?

To expedite projects, executives, managers, and supervisors sometimes give safety procedures and protocols the lowest priority. Some even go as far as disregarding them completely. Why?
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Topics: safety management, workplace safety, inspection software, inspection management, inspections and profitability, audit software, audit/inspection software

Tips for Supervisors Conducting Routine Safety Walkthroughs

Routine safety walkthroughs are an essential component of every safety program. They allow safety officers and supervisors to evaluate the program, detect deficiencies, and identify actions and areas...
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Topics: safety management, workplace safety, inspection management, inspection best practices

Why Leaders Should Push Workplace Safety

Leadership plays an essential role in any enterprise's overall safety performance. Leaders establish an organization's standards and are the ones with the power to enforce them. Of course, these...
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Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, inspection basics, inspection best practices

How Far Have H&S Laws Come in 100 years?

When people reminisce about their lives, they often form a positive view. Nostalgia makes us forget about the bad things.
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Topics: why inspect?, safety management, workplace safety, legal compliance

How Can Rigorous Safety Policies Make Personnel Feel Valued?

At first glance, it seems counterintuitive that enforcing strong health and safety policies makes personnel feel valued and respected.
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Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, inspection software, inspection management, audit software

Three Historical Disasters Due to Inspection Failure

Things don't always go as planned. Accidents are an all-too-common occurrence that can negatively impact businesses of all types and sizes.
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Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, inspection management

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