Falls, spills, heavy metals, malfunctioning equipment, workers’ compensation insurance—the world of environmental health and safety can be a scary place. For too many employers, it’s also an unfamiliar place. With EHS information buried on government websites or locked behind paywalls, countless companies make dangerous (and costly) mistakes without realizing it. It’s only when an incident […]
While at RIMS 2019, be sure to visit KPA at Booth 1168. Our Safety Experts will be on hand to chat about taking your safety program to the next level with KPA’s onsite and online safety solutions – train employees, prevent accidents, and improve workplace efficiency. Additionally, our Risk Experts will be available to discuss how […]
GNYADA’s Annual OSHA Compliance Seminar provides dealers with a comprehensive update on the latest OSHA requirements and shares strategies to meet these standards in the ever-changing dealership environment. Join KPA’s Micah O’Shaughnessy, CSP, ASP as he presents, “Protecting Your Technicians: Automotive Lifts and Personal Protective Equipment,” and also get updates on these hot topics: Top 10 […]
If you’re attending the conference, come visit KPA at Booth 313 or schedule a meeting to learn how to maximize your EH&S training time and value. While at our booth you can enter to win a free EH&S Safety Audit from KPA! KPA is also leading two informative sessions on March 7: • Zach Pucillo […]
After he was hired, David White reduced Campbell’s injury rate by 90%. His workforce health and safety secret? Executive accountability and tone at the top. If you work as a manager at a soup factory, there are times when it makes sense to tell an employee to “can it.” A conversation about workforce health and safety is […]
To help employers understand the workplace injuries, OSHA has created a handy calculator. We decided to give “$afety Pays” a $pin and see if workplace injuries really cost as much as OSHA would have you believe. You’ve got to hand it* to the folks at the Occupational Health and Safety Administration: they deal with things […]
Inflation: great for balloons and car tires, not so great for business owners. Just as they did last year, Occupational Safety and Health Administration penalties have increased in 2018. The increases are the result of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, which requires federal agencies such as OSHA to to […]
Employers, don’t forget this EH&S number: 5,479. That’s the average number, we learned recently, of employees who die on the job every single day due to preventable workplace accidents. Yes, over 5 thousand people lose their lives at work on a daily basis—more than 3 times the number of people in the US who die […]
On December 29, 1970, Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law, calling it “probably one of the most important pieces of legislation” ever passed by Congress. In a nutshell, the Act says workplaces must be “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical […]
Falls, spills, equipment malfunctions, operator errors—run a business long enough and some kind of workplace injury is almost certain to occur. Across industries, but particularly in those involving physical labor and the use of heavy machinery, injuries and even fatalities are unfortunate realities. Accidents happen. But that doesn’t mean that safety should be anything less […]
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