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Every year, OSHA shares its top ten safety violations that have resulted in the most workplace citations. As 2018 is drawing to a close, it’s important that companies continue to push safety awareness efforts.

Topics: OSHA, Compliance, Workplace Health and Safety, Safety Management, Risk Management, Incident Management, Training Management, Safety Culture

Every holiday is holly and jolly until a fire breaks out and ruins Christmas. Fire departments across the country respond to an average of 170 house fires each year that were started by Christmas trees or holiday decorations.  And, on average, these fires cause four deaths, over a dozen injuries, and millions of dollars of damage each year.

Topics: Winter Safety, Safety Tips

Road safety is paramount any time of year, but winter weather can present additional dangers unique to this time of year. Even drivers who are used to icy roads and poor driving conditions can often find themselves in danger.

Topics: Safety Tips, Winter Safety, Road Safety, Logistics and Transportation

Even the most diligent construction companies can still be at risk for a major accident. Construction accidents don’t just happen on their own, either. It’s usually the result of a series of events that ultimately led to the incident.

Topics: Building Materials & Construction, Safety Management, Incident Management, Training Management, OSHA

Let’s face it: At some point, your employees may think they’ve heard all there is to hear about workplace safety. When this happens, it can be a slippery slope because your cautionary tales or safety tips may start to fall on deaf ears.

Topics: Safety Meetings, Workplace Health and Safety, Safety Management, Incident Management, Safety Tips

While visions of turkey and dressing are filling daydreams, it’s important your team doesn’t lose sight of safety—at work or at home. Thanksgiving isn’t always a momentous occasion, with more than 2,400 house fires and 30 resulting deaths and injuries reported each year.

Topics: Safety Tips

Electrical work poses no shortage of risks, but the arc flash is arguably one of the biggest dangers. Arc flashes cause or contribute to over 30,000 incidents each year and 400 fatalities. But what’s even more important to understand is that the majority of arc flashes are the direct cause of worker error, and almost every situation can be prevented.

Topics: Risk Management, Workplace Health and Safety

Whether you have one commercial vehicle or an entire fleet, DOT compliance should be a top priority. Set forth by the United States Department of Transportation, this set of rules governs all aspects of commercial vehicles to ensure the safety of drivers, workers, and the general public.

Topics: Logistics and Transportation, Safety Management, Compliance, Automotive, Regulatory Information

We're pleased to present EHS Insight 18.19. 

Topics: Release Notes

Are you prioritizing process safety management (PSM) in your organization? Each workplace has its own unique set of challenges and safety concerns. That’s why there is no single best approach to mitigating risk or solving safety issues. But processes and practices like PSM exist so that organizations can take a well-thought blueprint and adjust it to their specific needs.

Topics: Safety Management, Risk Management, Compliance, OSHA