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OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Bureau of Labor Statistics - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Safety Council - International public service organization dedicated to educating and influencing people to prevent accidental injuries and deaths.
CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services.
AIHA - American Industrial Hygiene Association, serving the needs of occupational and environmental health professionals practicing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions, and independent organizations.
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials, open forum for the development of high-quality, market-relevant, international standards used around the globe.
IGA - International Glove Association.
DuPont - DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere.
World Health Organization - WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
Voluntary Protective Programs - VPP promotes effective worksite-based safety and health.
Board of Certified Safety Professionals - BCSP is recognized as the leader in high-quality credentialing for safety, health, and environmental practitioners in order to enhance the safety of people, property, and the environment.
Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists - CCHEST is recognized as the leader in high-quality, third-party accredited health, safety, and environmental credentialing for technologists, technicians, supervisors, and workers.

Discussion Forum

Wes Daubenspeck

Focus Four Construction DVD or VHS 1 Reply

Does anyone know of a good video that covers all of the focus four topics?  I've checked with Coastal and Wumbus and so far I've found nothing.  One of my clients wants a single video to cover all fo…

Started by Wes Daubenspeck. Last reply by Ray Butler Mar 12.

Christie Mendola

Translating Safety Training Materials 4 Replies

If you work in an international company, do you translate your safety training materials into the native language of the trainees or customize your programs for each country?

Tagged: translations, training, safety

Started by Christie Mendola. Last reply by Courtney Francis Mar 10.

Mark Brouwers

CHST exam pointers?? 7 Replies

Does anyone have any pointers for taking the CHST exam?

Started by Mark Brouwers. Last reply by Jim Jacob Jan 21.

Dan McNeill

Solutions in Safety Training Virtual Symposium From ASSE

Hi, First - full disclosure, I work for ASSE and I apologize in advance for the shameless plug. However, looking at some of the posts here on the value (and pitfalls) around online training, I thoug…

Tagged: ASSE, symposium, conference, training, safety

Started by Dan McNeill Jan 18.

Heather Anderson

Violence in the Workplace is Taking a Deadly Toll

These past few days have been horrific across the U.S. The stunning tragedy at Fort Hood claiming the lives of 13 people along with many injured, and then today’s workplace shooting in Orlando. All t…

Tagged: statistics, scenarios, training, prevention, what

Started by Heather Anderson Nov. 12, 2009.

Lance Johnson

Online / Classroom Training 1 Reply

Online training now available through the J&M Safety site. Visit www.jandmsafety.com. We have also partnered with a certified trainer in North Carolina who offers a variety of safety training in…

Tagged: safety, training, online, osha

Started by Lance Johnson. Last reply by Dena Melancon Oct. 27, 2009.

Michael Adams

OSHA Training 4 Replies

Did you know that OSHA has recently changed their requirements for the 10 and 30-Hour construction outreach safety training course? Risk Control Resources, LLC (RCR) offers a wide variety of safety…

Started by Michael Adams. Last reply by Kevin Gilbert Sep. 21, 2009.

Safety Training International

Online OSHA Training 7 Replies

Studies have shown that people are more likely to complete and retain information learned from online training courses as compared to live training. Providing comprehensive online safety training co…

Tagged: osha, courses, training, online, safety

Started by Safety Training International. Last reply by George Wilson Bowskill Aug. 22, 2009.

Heather Anderson

SafetySkills Offers Police Departments $1300 of free safety training

As a token of appreciation for police officers, SafetySkills is offering 100 free training credits to Police Department nationwide that signs up to use SafetySkills™ Direct online training in August,…

Tagged: pathogens, bloodborne, free, basic, first

Started by Heather Anderson Jul. 16, 2009.

Jennifer

Online Training available through MSDSonline

Compliance with OSHA, EPA and other Federal and State regulatory requirements, along with an effective training program can reduce workplace accidents and ultimately lower your workers comp costs. O…

Started by Jennifer May. 1, 2009.

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Dennis Barnett CSP Comment by Dennis Barnett CSP 3 hours ago
Also with a near miss reporting program it can help to predicted where the next First Aid or Recordable incident might occur. That way a company is being proactive toward incidents verse reactive.

I agree that a "rewards program" doesn't have to be big. As mentioned below a simple thanks for doing it right/safely or a small token for the coffee/vending machines works just as well.
Christie Mendola Comment by Christie Mendola 4 hours ago
The near miss reporting program is an interesting idea. Sounds like it would be more successful than an incentive program with group prizes, etc.
Mike Maloney Comment by Mike Maloney on March 12, 2010 at 4:19pm
I have to agree. Incentives tend to inhibit reporting of incidents. Nobody wants to be the one to cost your team/department/shift/plant the big reward. What can work is simple little awards such as free coffee tokens when you see someone doing something safely. Even just recognizing someone by commenting that they did it right goes a long way.

You're right, Jay, in that Near Miss reporting is important. Effective root-cause analysis and irreversible corrective actions are critical.
Jay D. Rohman Comment by Jay D. Rohman on March 12, 2010 at 2:39pm
Christie, I intend to agree with the blog writer. Incentives will not work unless there is a solid culture in place that ensures that employees really are safe and not just covering up. Organizations must encourage employees to adopt a culture of safety through continual positive reinforcements more than negative punishments and problem covering incentives. One of the other commentors on the blog talked about the value of a solid Near Miss Program. I believe from experience that a Near Miss Reporting Program is more valuable than an incentive program.
Jay D. Rohman www.EncouragingSafety.com
Christie Mendola Comment by Christie Mendola on March 12, 2010 at 9:26am
This blog writer doesn't think safety incentive programs are a good idea at all. http://bit.ly/c7qaby
Christie Mendola Comment by Christie Mendola on February 26, 2010 at 9:35am
Emedco offers a wide variety of safety training and compliance tools you can use in your workplace. We also provide banners, pins, certification items and scoreboards to help you motivate employees to work safely every day. http://www.emedco.com/safety-compliance/training-motivation.html
Toni Dugas Comment by Toni Dugas on February 24, 2010 at 12:02pm
Visit www.SafetyAwardStore.com
They have hundreds of products for Safety Awards, Incentives and Safety Reminders....clothing, first-aid kits, duffle bags, emergency flashlights, Leatherman tools and much more. Even Safety Snack Packs!

Everything can be custom printed with your logo and safety message too!
Paul Spresser Comment by Paul Spresser on January 10, 2010 at 2:07am
Introduction time perhaps - have worked at SIMTARS for 10 years (a testing station in Australia like FM or UL or CSA), worked for a consulting firm for a number of years and have struck out on my own. I have worked for a company called MOXI (www.moxi.com.au) as a trainer and assessor and writer of course material.

While I cover most areas in the hazardous arena, I have some particular interest in combustible dust issues, probably due to the fact that even here, this is the area where the most ignorance/denial seems to lie.

I am familiar with most internation standards (and have them). Australia is adopting IEC standards (albiet rebadged ones with extra appendices and some minor changes) and accepts IECEx certification (as well as the local variation for national standards - the ANZEx scheme). However, we dont accept ATEX. ATEX certified equipment need to have conformity assessment to local or IEC standards before being accepted.

I hope no one held their breath! Check out the website www.epeeconsulting.net for more information on what I do.

Cheers

Paul
Robert Kenneth Robinson Comment by Robert Kenneth Robinson on November 10, 2009 at 4:36am
can anyone give any insight on the CHST exam? I hear it is a hard exam, now I know my bit when it comes to construction safety after 20 years but I keep getting mixed signals from folks. Is there any main focal points? Is there a lot of math, any insight would be helpful and what to expect....thanks
William Losefsky Comment by William Losefsky on November 8, 2009 at 11:20am
Dennis, I recently found this company that offers "flash cards" to study fo rthe CSP. I used flash cards to study for my Ham radio exams and found them beneficial. Perhaps others can evaluate the site and let us know what you think? http://www.mo-media.com/csp/
 

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Susan Quigley

Topic Assistance 1 Reply

One of my pet prives about EHS systems and programs is that I spend alot of my time retrofitting OSHA, building code etc codes/rules after a system has been put in place by the design department.  I…

Started by Susan Quigley. Last reply by David Sharrow Mar 13.

Sam Windom

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I'm sure most everyone has heard about the OSHA Listens event held last Thursday (here's the link to the event http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/osha-listens.html)...we I decided to answer the 9 questions t…

Tagged: TodayinEHS, Safety, EHS, OSHA

Started by Sam Windom. Last reply by Bill West Mar 12.

Anandha padmanaban

Information 3 Replies

Can anyone please suggest me where could i get some usefull informations, books, study materials regarding safety..? Thanks in advance..

Started by Anandha padmanaban. Last reply by Anandha padmanaban Mar 11.

Sam Windom

Top iPhone Apps for the EHS Professional

I just posted the Top 8 Environmental iPhone Apps for the EHS Profession.  Do you have an iPhone?  Check http://todayinehs.com/?p=435 to see if I got it right.  Don't have an iPhone, well then use th…

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Raymond Reiff

My Anti-fatigue Mat Rant 1 Reply

Over the past year we have been invaded by anti-fatigue mats.  Good meaning supervisors have decided that they have a multitude of locations that would benefit from these mats but unfortunately their…

Started by Raymond Reiff. Last reply by Michelle Sears Mar 5.

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