1.
Leadership's Impact on Employee Health, Well-Being
New research suggests that good leadership has positive effects on
employee health and well-being, including decreased sick leave and
disability, reports the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine.
2.
The National Safety Survey: You Talk and We Listen
Hundreds of EHS professionals discuss their companies' occupational
safety and health programs and offer their wish lists for OSHA. It's the
good, the bad and the ugly of EHS.
3.
The Aging Work Force: Brains Over Brawn
Baby boomers looking for jobs may want to dust off their diplomas
rather than their treadmills, suggests a new report from the Urban
Institute.
4.
Environmental Protection Takes Flight at Sikorsky
The company that builds Black Hawk helicopters is on the flight
path to reducing its environmental impact while keeping employees safe
today, tomorrow and beyond.
5.
Active Agenda: Incentives
"Let their paychecks be their incentive!"I wish I had heard this
phrase less often throughout my career. This is a favorite phrase among
plant managers who have lost all patience for traditional incentive
programs. Nevertheless, the last time I heard this phrase turned out to
be a positive and memorable experience.
6.
CVSA Applauds Proposed Senate Truck Safety Bill
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) supports recently
proposed Senate legislation that aims to reduce commercial vehicle
crashes and save lives.
7.
Awareness Is Key to Avoid Lift Truck Accidents
Hyster Co. conducted a comprehensive study of accidents involving
lift trucks and pedestrians. These accidents are among the most
frequently reported and often involve serious or fatal injuries.
Want to save money? The S0430-IWH1 is the most cost effective eyewash and
tempered water system available in the market place today. The S0430,
wall mounted eyewash with stainless steel bowl, and -IWH1, instantaneous
electric water heater option, are readily available from Acorn Safety.
www.acornsafety.com
Avoid Environmental Fines and Penalties
Learn how the U.S. EPA rules apply to your site at Lion Technology's
Complete Environmental Regulations Workshop. Receive expert instruction,
resources, and complete follow-up support. Attend a public workshop or
bring the workshop to your site! Visit www.lion.com/OH0808a for details or to sign up
for Lion's Regulatory Update Newsletter.
Fire Extinguisher Safety Course
For the month of August 2008, Compliance Solutions is discounting the
online "Fire Extinguisher Safety" course. This course explains the "Fire
Triangle" stages, and how to best prevent fires. Fire types and
appropriate extinguishers are all covered in this easy to follow online
course. Call 800-711-2706 for more information. www.csregs.com
The Carhartt Flame-Resistant Duck Bib. With flame-resistant
suspenders and chap-style double front it's ready for any job. NFPA-70E
compliant. Visit carharttFR.com to check out the full line of
flame-resistant work clothes.
Can You Hear Me Now?
Quantifying Noise, Assessing Exposure, & Evaluating Results
Click HERE to Register for this
informative live webinar.
The human ear is an intricate, highly sensitive yet incredibly durable
system with extraordinary capabilities. Noise surrounds us at all
times, including in the workplace, while commuting, as we are
entertained, and even as we try to rest. It is not surprising that
noise
is one of the most pervasive health hazards found in our
lives.
This one hour presentation will look at the importance of measuring
noise, discuss various noise assessment methods, and provide a look at
sample noise results. The webinar is designed to discuss sound
measurement for hearing conservation program exposure assessment
through
both noise dosimetry and task-based analysis, measures for noise
control
applications and environmental or community noise metrics.
Webinar Objectives:
- Establish the importance of noise measurement and assessment
- List various noise metrics and their application
- Discuss advantages and disadvantages of various noise
measures
- Acquaint yourself with good practice noise assessment steps
- Identify helpful standards and resources for noise measurement
information
- Present examples of noise measurements that are misleading
Who Should Attend:
- Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners
- Safety Professionals & Managers
- Measurement Technicians
- Supervisors
- Team Leaders
- Managers
Register Now!
DATE: Thursday, August 21, 2008
TIME: 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT
Guest Presenter:
James Banach, Executive Vice President, Quest Technologies, a 3M
Company
Sponsored by: Quest Technologies, a 3M Company
 Ergonomics and the Aging Work
Force
Cindy Roth, CEO of Ergonomic Technologies Corp., shares her thoughts on
ergonomics and the aging work force; Associate Editor Katherine Torres
reports from Washington, D.C. on a proposed measure to protect workers
from combustible dust explosions; and Dr. James Herdegen of the Sleep
Science Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago explains how
sleep deprivation can impact worker safety and productivity. Download or Listen Here.
SafetyLive TV
Tune in daily to see company video programs, product demonstrations,
reports from industry trade shows and interviews with newsmakers.
Have a video to share?
Click HERE to find out how to get your video
on SafetyLive TV!
Did you miss the Webcast? It's not too
late!
Is Safety About Achieving Success or Avoiding
Failure?
We have defined safety for so long as the lack of accidents that
we are beginning to lose sight of the objective. When accidents go away
for a while is it because of safety success or is it simply luck or
normal variation? This webinar explores what safety might look like
rather than simply the lack of accidents.
Learn the ten signs that safety is at work in your organization and how
to tell if the accidents are responding to your efforts or other
forces.
Presented by Terry L. Mathis, CEO, ProAct Safety, Inc. Terry is
a former Director of Training for Coca-Cola where he developed several
innovative approaches to safety. He has since worked for two of
the major safety consulting companies before starting ProAct Safety
(formerly Integrated Performance Technologies), Inc. in 1994. He
is a veteran of over 700 safety improvement projects in 18 countries
and 12 languages, has spoken at ASSE (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, and 2008), ASSE's Regional Conferences and Seminar Fest, National
Quarry Safety Association (2000), Human Resource Safety Conference
(1999) and various other safety and training functions. He is a
professional member of ASSE.
Click HERE to view the archive.
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