10 Reasons Why Workplace Safety Is Important

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10 Reasons Why Workplace Safety Is Important

1. SAFETY PROGRAMS CREATE PRODUCTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENTS Properly managed safety programs show commitment to safety by the management in turn creating a great safety culture where everyone ‘wants’ to be safe. 2. ABSENTEEISM DROPS WHEN EFFECTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE INTRODUCED Workers want to work in a safe environment; absenteeism drops when effective safety programs are […]

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Integrating technology into safety

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Integrating technology into safety

Richard McElhaney and Cameron Boots discuss the challenges of crossing the technology bridge when it comes to safety As a construction industry safety professional, you have probably begun to notice the proverbial “changing of the guard.” The folks that started their safety careers in the 1970s and early 1980s are getting ready to retire, and […]

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5 elements of forklift safety

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5 elements of forklift safety

Operators balance numerous practices to perform work safely As it should, safety superseded speed during the forklift rodeo portion of the Blue Mountain Occupational Safety and Health Conference this past June in Pendleton, OR. Winner Chris Evans, a forklift operator for Elgin Plywood in Elgin, OR, appreciated organizers’ efforts. “They reinforce safety by constantly telling […]

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Recognizing hidden dangers: 25 steps to a safer office

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Recognizing hidden dangers: 25 steps to a safer office

It’s fairly obvious that safety and health hazards can exist on worksites filled with heavy machinery and equipment, where employees often are required to engage in strenuous manual labor. A job where most of the work tasks are completed while sitting in a chair in a climate-controlled office building would seem less fraught with danger. […]

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Abstract: Arta designului

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Abstract: Arta designului

Ce se afla in spatele vietilor marilor designeri si a ideilor creative? Cat e efort si cat e inspiratie? Abstract: Arta designului este un nou documentar aparut in februarie anul acesta pe Netflix. Primul sezon cuprinde 8 episoade ce prezinta mintile si procesul creativ al celor mai inovatori designeri, din toate domeniile, ale caror lucrari […]

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Reducere la esenta

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Reducere la esenta

Trăim într-o cultură a multului, pe principii de natura ”mai bine să rămână decât să nu ajungă”, ”prefer să fie acolo decât să-mi trebuiască și să n-am”, ”dacă aș mai avea ȘI acel lucru, aș fi mulțumit”. Nu știm dacă ni se trage din comunism, din lipsurile îndurate atunci sau în copilărie, dacă este vina […]

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Atitudinea este totul

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Atitudinea este totul

Cartea “Atitudinea este totul” este un manual de success care ii ofera cititorului un plan detaliat prin care acesta isi poate redobandi controlul asupra propriei vieti si isi poate debloca adevaratul potential. Cartea este relaxanta si usor de citit, este un classic atemporal in domeniul dezvoltarii personale. In prima parte, autorul pune accentul pe puterea […]

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New software aimed at keeping responders safe before and after disasters

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New software aimed at keeping responders safe before and after disasters

Washington – NIOSH has launched a software platform designed to chart emergency responder and recovery worker safety and health before, during and after providing aid to natural disasters victims or other public health emergencies. Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance Info Manager assists in the automation of data collection, analysis and reporting, and “will help decrease […]

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