The potential for isolation, lower self-esteem, and loss of independence makes not being able to operate a vehicle one of the most dreaded and devastating factors of growing old. During the past few decades, the safety of older drivers has been a hig...
Some form of shift work, whether it be during the day or night, is performed by about 20% of the American workforce.
Most sleep experts have concluded that working at night isn’t biologically natural for the human body. The human body has evolved to...
SAFETY TRAINING: A WORD TO THE WISE
This real-life case reinforces the need for every business to provide OSHA-required training.
A West Virginia company assigned a new employee – call him Jim – to drive a forklift, even though he had no experienc...
Because safety training is an ongoing activity in your workplace, it makes sense to find new ways of keeping employees involved. The use of visuals, including images and videos, can play a key role in this process.
Although safety trainers tend ...
Employees who don't learn the safe way to work are accidents waiting to happen -- and that means that workplace safety training should play an integral role in your company's risk management program.
Repetition is essential to this process. Make sur...