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Safety
Solutions Monthly eNews for January 2009 |
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
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In This
Issue:
1. ASSE: Reducing
or Ignoring Workplace Safety During Business Downturns Costly
2. A Simple
Contract Can Motivate Employees to Create a Kinder, Gentler
Workplace
3. MassCOSH,
National COSH Release Worker Safety Recommendations for Obama
Administration
4. CSB
Chairman Calls for Focus On Process Safety, Accident Prevention During
Recession
5. The First Two
Steps in Safety Strategy: Self Education and a Behavioral Vision
6. OSHA Citations
and Proposed Penalties: How to Beat the Rap
SEQUESTR™ External Disconnect Enclosures
Hoffman's SEQUESTR™ External Disconnect Enclosures relocate the
disconnect switch to an external enclosure, isolating incoming power
from the main enclosure to mitigate the danger of arc flash occurrences
while maintaining the principle standards for industrial machinery.
Plus, a patent-pending door interlock prevents opening of the main
cabinet when the disconnect is powered on. www.hoffmanonline.com
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 Eco-Smart Quiz - Green Trends in EHS
Management
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- communicate your greener image to
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By taking this quiz, you not only
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red-hot Nintendo Wii gaming system! Here is a sneak peek at questions 5&6.
5. Increasingly, managers are integrating environmental,
health, and safety concerns into their strategic sourcing, that is,
employing Green Procurement. Green Procurement often relies on
ingredient information represented on a product’s Material
Safety Data Sheet. In what section of the ANSI.400 16 section format
would you find this information?
a) Section 2
b) Section 3
c) Section 8
d) Section 10
e) Section 16
6. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Green Building Rating System encourages and accelerates global
adoption of sustainable green building and development practices.
Benefits of LEED certification and practices in the EHS space include:
a) Reduction of landfill waste.
b) Conservation of energy and water.
c) Reduction in harmful emissions.
d) Reduction in employee exposure to workplace hazards.
e) All of the above
Take the quiz today!
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