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Safety
Solutions Monthly eNews for April 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
employees safe
and healthy at work and at home. |
In This
Issue:
1. The Effects
of the Economy on Workplace Safety
2. When It Comes to
Workplace Safety, Trust the Experts: Your Employees
3. Brain
Fitness Steers Driver Safety Initiative
4. AANS Offers
Outdoor Injury Prevention Tips
5. Create a
Safer Work Environment by Bridging the Language and Culture Gap
6. It Pays to
Sleep: Prioritize Rest to Boost Health, Morale and Revenue
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3. Brain Fitness Steers Driver Safety
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Posit Science, the brain fitness company, and auto insurer Allstate
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4. AANS Offers Outdoor Injury Prevention Tips
Every year, an estimated 1.5 million people are treated in U.S.
hospital emergency rooms for head injuries and nearly 12,000 are treated
for neck fractures. According to the American Association of
Neurological Surgeons (AANS), thousands of these injuries are tied to
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 Ergonomics and Productivity
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Time: 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
Sponsored by: Ansell
Presenter: Dr. Mike Zedalis, Senior VP
Science & Technology, Ansell
Find out how the right ergonomic PPE not only keeps workers
safe, but helps employers meet production and quality goals.
Some of the best ergonomic thinkers in the country explore the
science of ergonomics and how ergonomics can be used to not only keep
workers from being injured, but improve productivity as well.
Register Today!
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TODAY WEBEXPO & CONFERENCE |
 Registration is now open for the EHS WebExpo &
Conference
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009
Time: 9:00am EDT - 5:00pm EDT
Don't miss the FREE EHS WebExpo & Conference on Thursday, May 14.
This
all day event will bring you and your team the advantages of a
traditional safety and health trade show without any of the travel
cost!
Attend educational LIVE webinar sessions, ask questions, visit a trade
show booth, interact with other safety, health and environment
professionals and pick up valuable literature - from a single
registration and all from the comfort of your office.
Who should attend?
Safety/EHS Managers/Directors • Environmental Supervisors
• EHS/Safety
Coordinators • Industrial Hygienists • Occupational Health
Managers •
Safety Engineers • Facility Managers • Government Purchasing
Specialists
Register Today!
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 Changing the Safety Culture
Sponsored by: ProAct Safety
Rudy Hagen, the director of strategic planning for global health and
safety at Georgia-Pacific, describes why the company decided to
implement behavior-based safety in its facilities and how culture
assessment and other tools helped decrease injuries, increase employee
ownership and improve company safety culture.
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Tune in daily to see company video programs, product demonstrations,
reports from industry trade shows and interviews with newsmakers.
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 Understanding NFPA 70E and the Arc Flash Hazard
Sponsored by: Westex, Inc.
Presenter: Scott M. Margolin, International Technical
Director, Westex
During this webinar, attendees learn about the four primary subjects
essential to understanding, and protecting against, the arc flash
hazard in an industrial workplace.
Listen Today!
 The Courage to Actively Care
Sponsored by: Coastal
Featuring: Dr. Scott Geller, Ph.D., Alumni
Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech, Senior Partner, Safety
Performance Solutions
During this webinar, Dr. Geller discussed Interpersonal
Intervention
and Courage, How Can Courage Be Encouraged, and
Culture and The Courage
To Actively Care. He examined excuses and barriers given for
the
lack of large-scale application of effective interpersonal
interventions.
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