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Safety
Solutions Monthly eNews for August 2008 |
Welcome to Safety Solutions, the e-newsletter
that provides you with
ideas and information you can put to use in your workplace. Each
month,
Safety Solutions delivers articles focused on improving
occupational
safety and health programs, controlling costs and keeping
employees safe
and healthy at work and at home. |
In This
Issue:
1. Communication
Strategies for Achieving a Total Safety Culture
2. Expert's
Seven Ways to Succeed at Office Politics
3. The Benefits of a
4-Day Workweek
4. NSC Focuses
on Future Safety Professionals
5. Young Workers at
Higher Risk of On-the-Job Injury
6. MSDS Gone
Wild!
7. Active Agenda:
Incentives
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2. Expert's Seven Ways to Succeed at Office
Politics
While playing office politics frequently is perceived as a negative
action, it also has a very strong upside. The key to successfully
navigating your way through the propaganda lies with making the system
“for” you rather than against you.
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3. The Benefits of a 4-Day Workweek
The Utah state government’s Aug. 4 implementation of a 4-day
workweek could result in higher job satisfaction, lower levels of
work-family conflict and increased productivity, revealed a new Brigham
Young University (BYU) study.
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4. NSC Focuses on Future Safety
Professionals
The National Safety Council (NSC) recently launched two initiatives
aimed at future safety professionals, including free memberships for
college students pursuing careers in the field and a portal for college
and university faculty.
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6. MSDS Gone Wild!
Oh no! We have a serious problem. The plant office manager ran into
my office with a frantic look of panic on her face. The company safety
inspectors are here and they want to see an MSDS on the Wite-Out. What
will we do?
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7. 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.
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Quantifying Noise, Assessing Exposure, & Evaluating Results
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The human ear is an intricate, highly sensitive yet incredibly
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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
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DATE: Thursday, August 21, 2008
TIME: 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT
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