Silver Lining Safety - Safety Bytes
By West Bend Mutual Insurance
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Episodes: 123
Description
As an insurance company, we understand how important your business is to you. In this weekly podcast, we’ll give you information on business safety and loss prevention best practices, provide resources to keep you and your employees safe and share the latest insurance news. Opinions in this podcast may not apply to all listeners. Be sure to consult with a qualified safety professional before making any changes to your business. To recommend topics, please email us at talktowestbend@wbmi.com.
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123. Innovations in Workplace Safety – Virtual Reality
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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122. Keeping Safety a Priority while Dealing with the Challenges of a Labor Shortage
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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121. Do You Use Proper Ergonomics When Sitting at a Desk?
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May 26, 2022 |
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120. OSHA’s Willful Violation
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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119. Combatting Complacency
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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118. Watch Out for Black Ice
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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117. Defensive Driving
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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116. Winter Weather Preparedness for Drivers
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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115. Invest in Your Employees and Company with a Smoking Cessation Program
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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114. Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in the Construction Industry
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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113. Protect Your Company from Ransomware Attacks
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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112. Remote Working Ergonomics
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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111. Slip and Fall Prevention
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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110. Don’t Let Work Become a Pain in the Neck
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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109. Loading Dock Safety
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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108. Eyewash Stations
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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107. Ladder Safety: An eye-opening example
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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106. Lifting from Industrial Containers
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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105. Driver Eligibility Guidelines
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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104. Stairs and Stepladder Safety
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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103. Preparing for Severe Weather on Construction Sites
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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102. Safety Incentive Programs
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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101. Importance of Debriefing Post Adverse Behaviors
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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100. 100th Podcast – Give 100% for Safety
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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99. Distracted Driving – Part Four: Manual
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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98. Distracted Driving – Part Three: Visual
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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97. Distracted Driving – Part Two: Cognitive
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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96. Distracted Driving – Part One: Introduction
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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95. Roadway Work Zone Safety
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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94. Ergonomics for the Road
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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93. Body Mechanics Training for Caregivers Doesn’t Protect Them from Injuries
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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92. Team Up for Resident Safety
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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91. What are Slip-Resistant Shoes?
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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90. Driving Safely In Inclement Weather
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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89. Benefits of Microbreaks For Your Employees
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May 25, 2021 |
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88. Triggers for Adverse Behaviors in a Healthcare Setting
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May 18, 2021 |
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87. Gait Belt versus Sit-to-Stand Mechanical Lift Transfers
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May 11, 2021 |
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86. Ergonomic Hierarchy of Controls
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May 04, 2021 |
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85. Safe Work Zones
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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84. How Can You Evaluate Ergonomic Risk to your Workers?
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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83. Keep Eye Strain at Bay with Simple Ergonomic Tips
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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82. Top OSHA Citations by Industry
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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81. Physics of a Transfer: The foundation for injury prevention: Caregiver
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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80. Loading Area Fatalities
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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79. Keep It In Reach
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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78. First Standard for Barrier Facepieces
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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77. Adjustment to OSHA Penalty Amounts
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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76. Financial Impact of Light Duty
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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75. Volunteers and Workers’ Compensation
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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74. Safety Often Begins with Tragedy and Injury
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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73. Enforceable? OSHA Guidance on Covid-19
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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72. ADA vs Workplace Safety Rules – Which One Wins?
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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71. Time to Post your OSHA Summary and Submit your Records Electronically to OSHA
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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70. Welcome to 2021 – What are your Safety Goals?
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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69. OSHA Compliance vs Injury Prevention
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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68. Pallets – An Ignored Safety Hazard
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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67. Can Employers Require Employees to Get Vaccinated for COVID? Should They?
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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66. Should Employers Self-Pay Workers’ Compensation Claims Out of Their Own Pockets?
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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65. Safety Improvements for an Aging Workforce
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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64. Pre-Employment Physical Ability Tests
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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63. Lone Worker Safety
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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62. November 2020 Update on OSHA COVID-19 Violations
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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61. State OSHA vs Federal OSHA – Is There a Difference?
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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60. Safety Has No Easy Button Recap
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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59. Safety Has No Easy Button – Part 5
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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58. What is the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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57. OSHA COVID-19 Update and Safety Bytes Anniversary
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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56. Don’t Lobotomize Workplace Safety
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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55. Safety Staff – Cop or Consultant?
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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54. Safety Has No Easy Button - Part 4
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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53. Have you Heard of Ototoxicants? Learn About This Potential Hazard in your Workplace
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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52. A Brief History of Workplace Safety
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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51. Keep Employees Alive when Driving or Prevent Motor Vehicle Accidents
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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50. OSHA Heat Stress Violations
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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49. Should we stop emphasizing three points of contact?
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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48. Safety Has no Easy Button Part 3
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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47. Forklift Training Part 2 - Types of Forklifts and Trainer Qualifications
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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46. OSHA is Now Issuing Respiratory Protection Citations for COVID-19
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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45. Forklift Training
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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44. Skylights Take Another Life
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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43. Safety Has No Easy Button Part 2
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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42. Court Rules OSHA Log Summary is Public Information
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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41. Does OSHA Let an Employee Refuse Unsafe Work?
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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40. How Does OSHA Use Consensus Standards to Create Safer Workplaces?
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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39. Written Procedures – Follow Them to Avoid Injury and OSHA Citations
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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38. OSHA Issues First COVID-19 Citation
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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37. Update on OSHA COVID-19 Recordkeeping
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May 26, 2020 |
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36. Safety Has no Easy Button: Part 1
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May 19, 2020 |
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35. A Different Way to Think About Safety and the Loss of a Safety Visionary
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May 12, 2020 |
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34. Humans are Terrible at Paying Attention
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May 05, 2020 |
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33. Can OSHA Send You to Jail?
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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32. OSHA COVID-19 Update
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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31. Must Employees who Have Had COVID-19 be Recorded on your OSHA 300 Log?
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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30. You Cannot Audit Yourself to Safety
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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29. What are Consensus or ANSI Standards?
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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28. Keep Employees Safe While Working at Home
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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27. This Podcast is not OSHA Approved
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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26. Not All Safety Incentives Make a Workplace Safer
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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25. Workers’ Compensation and Coronavirus
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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24. Are You Safer at Work or at Home?
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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23. Should you Allow Employees to Wear Headphones or Earbuds in the Workplace?
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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22. What is Safe, Safety, and a Safe Workplace
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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21. The Elements OSHA Must Prove for a General Duty Clause Violation
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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20. General Duty Clause – OSHA’s most comprehensive standard
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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19. Three Keys to Successful Safety Talks
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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18. OSHA Citations in Multi-Employer Worksites
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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17. Are you Using Leading or Lagging Indicators to Measure Safety Performance?
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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16. Reduce Pneumatic Nail and Staple Gun Injuries by More Than Half
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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15. Does your workplace require multitasking?
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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14. Lack of Light Duty Costs Employer $3.3 Million
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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13. Let’s Throw Shoulder Injuries Out with the Trash
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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12. Evaluate Your Emergency Evacuation Meeting Locations
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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11. Control of Hazardous Energy, Lockout/Tagout Periodic Inspections
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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10. Let’s Remove “Tagout” from your Vocabulary and your Lockout Program
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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9. Drone Use in OSHA Inspections
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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8. Is Online Training Acceptable to OSHA?
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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7. Should you Require a Warrant for an OSHA Inspection?
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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6. How to Respond to Workplace Violence
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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5. Effective Corrective Action Plans
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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4. Accident Investigation
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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3. Emergency Eyewash & Shower
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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2. No Average Safety Program
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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1. Worm Drive Hose Clamps
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Oct 07, 2019 |