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Distracted Driving Report Claims Cell Phone Use Contributes to 24 Percent of All Crashes

A new report from the National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that 24 percent of all motor vehicle crashes involve cell phone use and outlines how advances in legislation, enforcement, technology, culture and corporate policies could help save lives...

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New short videos from OSHA provide training to help inform workers on the proper use of respirators

On January 31, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Communications released a statement that the Occupational Safety and Health...

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The Importance of Safety Leadership

Every year, in the February issue of Safety+Health magazine, the National Safety Council features an article on CEOs Who “Get It.” This year’s...

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Accident Investigations Made Easy

Some companies use the term “Circle of Prevention” when following the Plan, Do, Check, Act model for their safety and heath programs. As safety is...

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New OSHA videos Provide Training On Proper Use Of Respirators

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently posted a series of 17 videos to help workers learn about the proper use of...

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Are U.S. Manufacturers Bringing Asbestos Back?

Well it finally happened! We got our first snow of the season and like clockwork the masses rushed to the grocery to stock up on milk, bread, and...

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Workplace Safety Tied To Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss

The American Academy of Audiology estimates there are upwards of 5 million, perhaps as many as 30 million Americans occupationally exposed to noise...

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Tank Talk: Good Fuel Tank Inspection Practices

Whether you’re a seasoned inspector or novice tank owner you want to make sure everything is up to code on your tanks. So let's talk about good fuel...

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EPCRA Tier II Reports born from Tragedy

In the early morning of December 3, 1984, a Union Carbide plant near Bhopal, India released approximately forty tons of Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) into...

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Manage Workers’ Compensation – Improve the Bottom Line

Employers often look at Workers' Compensation as an unavoidable cost of doing business and is frequently ignored when rates are low. It's not until...

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