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Safety
Solutions Monthly eNews for November 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.
1. Selling Safety in Tough Times
Phil La Duke, director of performance improvement at O/E Learning,
explained how EHS professionals can sell safety to company leadership
– even in challenging economic times.
>> More
2. America's Safest Companies Go Beyond Zero
EHS Today celebrates eight companies that have earned the right to
be on the America's Safest Companies list for 2009: AMEC Earth &
Environmental Inc., the Concrete Pipe Division of Cemex, Medtronic Inc.,
Morin Actuator, RQ Construction Inc., Trendmaker Homes, Trihydro Corp.
and Wood Group Power Plant Services.
>> More
4. A Million Acts of Safety
During the opening session of the 97th annual National Safety
Council (NSC) 2009 Congress and Expo in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 26, NSC
Board Chairman Joseph Uccifero and President and CEO Janet Froetscher
discussed A Million Acts of Safety, an initiative designed to save
10,000 lives and prevent 1 million injuries in the next 5 years.
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Lockout-Tagout Compliance
ESC is focused on Lockout-Tagout compliance: Procedures, Training,
Auditing, Policy and Devices.
ESC's graphical approach will improve plant efficiency and employee
safety. ESC Services Inc.
Modular
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Modular buildings provide increased space for storage and handling of
hazardous materials of all types. Easy to relocate and are often used
for portable laboratories. U.S. Chemical Storage
Welcome! The best emergency care happens before there's an
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1. What industry accounts for the highest percentage of
workplace fatalities?
a. Construction
b. Manufacturing
c. Natural Resources & Mining
d. Trade, Transportation and Utilities
2. Which types of workplaces are required by OSHA to have
trained first aid providers?
a. 10 or more employees
c. High-risk occupations, such as manufacturing and utilities
Any workplace of any size if there is no infirmary, clinic or hospital
in near proximity Take the Workplace Safety Quiz
Today!
Experts offer tips to improve machine guarding,
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In this special podcast edition, EHS Today turns the microphone over to
the experts at ProAct Safety to discuss how to effectively transition
from safety incentive programs to safety reward programs. OR
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