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8 Ways to Improve Your Business Procedures
Improving policies and procedures can increase operational efficiency and benefit everyone in your organization, from upper management to individual employees. Procedures are often more form than function. Words on a page don’t necessarily make things happen as intended, so it’s important to actively work towards improving your company procedures. Below are eight ways to improve your…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Drivers Safe on the Road
Why does workplace motor vehicle safety matter? Millions of workers drive or ride in a vehicle as part of their jobs, and crashes are the leading cause of work-related deaths in the United States. Who is at risk? All workers are at risk of crashes, whether they drive light or heavy vehicles, or whether driving…
Read MoreNational Safety Month Week 4: Don’t Just Sit There (Focusing on Ergonomics)
If you have back pain, you’re not alone. About 80% of the U.S. population will experience back pain issues at some point in their lives, and 31 million will experience low-back pain at any given time. Most of these cases are not caused by serious underlying conditions, but from actions like improper lifting technique. How…
Read MoreNational Safety Month: Prepare for Active Shooters
Nearly 2 million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence each year. Unfortunately, many more cases go unreported. Government statistics show that fatal workplace shootings are increasing, and experts say revenge is often the motive. The most recent records by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show workplace homicides rose by 2 percent to…
Read MoreSafe + Sound Week 2017
This week is a nationwide event led by OSHA called “Safe + Sound Week.” What Is Safe + Sound Week? A nationwide event to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in workplaces. Why…
Read MoreJune is National Safety Month – Week 1: Stand Up to Falls
Did you know that June is National Safety Month? Observed annually, National Safety Month focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and in our homes and communities. The National Safety Council focuses on different, but equally important, topics each week. The first week’s topic is “Stand Up…
Read More6 Reasons Why Business Acquisitions Fail
We have all seen or heard of high-profile cases where Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals didn’t work out. AOL–Time Warner, HP-Compaq, Quaker-Snapple — these are just some of the big ones. Most deals look great on paper, but few organizations pay proper attention to the integration process —that is, how the deal will actually work once all the…
Read MorePreventing Hearing Damage From Occupational Noise Exposure
Noise is one of the most common causes of hearing loss, and one of the most common occupational illnesses in the United States. Twenty-two million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year. Over the last 20 years, government agencies have consistently identified Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) as one of the top…
Read MoreThe ROI of Safety: Effective Management System
In virtually every industry, workplace injuries and illnesses occur daily. When occupational injuries and death are looked at annually, on a national level, the cost is staggering. Injury costs are like icebergs. Just as ninety percent of the typical iceberg lurks unseen beneath the surface of the water, surprisingly high unanticipated costs lurk beneath every…
Read MoreThe Importance of Auditing Your Entire Quality System
A quality audit is the process of systematic examination of a quality system carried out by an internal or external quality auditor or an audit team. It is an important part of an organization’s quality management system and is a key element in the ISO quality system standard, ISO 9001. Auditing is a means of…
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