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Safety
Solutions Monthly eNews for October 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. NIOSH Works
to Advance the “Business Case” for Job Safety, Health
2. Communication Is
Essential to Lead Workers Through Current Economic Crisis
3. America's
Safest Companies: Building a Culture of Responsibility
4. New Study
Details Effects of Workplace Conflict on Businesses
5. How Does
the Human Element Affect Risk?
6.
Employers’ Most Common Telecommuting Mistakes
7.
International Safety: Unpaid Overtime and Mental Stress Rule Around the
Globe
1. NIOSH Works to Advance the “Business
Case” for Job Safety, Health
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
and the Williams College of Business of Xavier University in Cincinnati,
Ohio, are partnering under a new Memorandum of Understanding to advance
the “business case” for the pivotal role that occupational safety
and health consideration plays in corporate strategy and planning.
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2. Communication Is Essential to Lead Workers
Through Current Economic Crisis
“The current turmoil in financial markets is obviously a
distraction to workers,” says Richard Guinn, senior communication
consultant at Watson Wyatt. “While companies cannot advise their
employees about their investments, they can reassure them about the
security of their defined benefit pensions, which are government-backed.
Employers can also help their workers understand the implications of
their 401(k) investment strategy, including the importance of saving,
diversifying portfolios and taking a long-term perspective.”
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3. America's Safest Companies: Building a
Culture of Responsibility
Occupational Hazards, the magazine of safety, health and loss
prevention (which recently was rebranded as EHS Today), is proud to
announce that 18 companies have been named to the 2008 list of America's
Safest Companies. Together, these companies provide a safe working
environment for nearly 275,000 employees.
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4. New Study Details Effects of Workplace
Conflict on Businesses
Employees around the world on average spend 2.1 hours per week
dealing with conflict. However, this figure rises to 2.8 hours in the
United States, where roughly one in three employees (33 percent) say
that conflict has led to personal injury or attacks, while one in five
employees (22 percent) report that it has led to illness or absence from
work. Additionally, 10 percent of workers report project failure as a
direct result of conflict.
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Safety, the global leaders in Safety Culture Excellence.
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5. How Does the Human Element Affect Risk?
Three experts at the National Safety Council (NSC) Annual Congress
and Expo in Anaheim, Calif., examined how the human element –
behaviors, actions and decisions – can affect risk and impact
workplace safety.
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6. Employers’ Most Common Telecommuting
Mistakes
In a time of rising gas prices and advanced communications
technology, an increasing number of companies are turning to
telecommuting as an affordable way to maximize talent retention and
offer employees a desirable perk. Many companies, however, lack the
knowledge to implement a successful remote work and telecommuting
program.
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| FREE WEBCAST: Sponsored by American Red
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Understanding NFPA 70E and the Arc Flash
Hazard
Sponsored By: Westex, Inc.
Attendees will learn about the four primary subjects
essential to understanding, and protecting against, the arc flash
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body burn injury and non-flame resistant vs flame resistant
clothing. This section includes many video clips of arc flashes
on real equipment with clothed manikins in typical working positions,
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Date: Tuesday, October 7
Time: 2:00 pm ET
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Here is a sneak peek at questions 3&4.
3. An airbag can actually cause an injury if your seat
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a. True
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4. Talking on a cell phone affects a driver's reaction time as
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a. True
b. False
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 NEW Podcast: Safety Culture
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Terry Mathis, CEO of ProAct Safety, shares his
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