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Editorial

Do you have safety “volun-toids”?

It starts with a simple request: “We are looking for volunteers to help us improve safety. Those who are interested, please tell the safety manager.” A couple of weeks pass and the number of interested parties who stepped forward is a bit less than desirable. Do you start selecting ...

Shawn M. Galloway | Thursday, 2 September 2010

At the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) annual conference, held in Baltimore last June, I got a chance to meet some members of the Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) group. WISE is the brainchild of ASSE’s female members, who got together about eight years ago to create a networking ...

Mari-Len De Guzman | Monday, 9 August 2010

Here’s a fun way to communicate safety management ideas through the alphabet. A simple process that helps list some of the important factors in creating safety in our homes and places of work can work to enhance ...

Alan D. Quilley | Monday, 22 March 2010

Training Products

Sure fit DVD

Respirators are critical equipment on many jobs but if the fit isn’t right, they may not help at all. Fit-testing is required annually and before a respirator is used on a job or whenever a different face piece is used. Be sure your workers know how to fit test their ...

Electrolab Training System’s Office Injury Prevention DVD offers training program that stresses the importance of office safety and how a good safety attitude and using good judgment are the real keys to injury prevention. In this DVD, many common office safety issues are discussed, including the safe work practices employees ...

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Risk Control Strategies is now offering online workplace violence training software, which allows human resources to monitor each employee’s progress through testing options. According to the company, the software is customizable to fit any corporation’s needs and is compelling, convenient and interactive. It claims the software can help “protect and ...