A recently published study by a researcher at the University of California Davis has estimated the total direct and indirect costs of all workplace injuries and illnesses in the U.S. to be in the neighborhood of $250 billion a year. To put it in perspective, that is about $31 billion more than all of the […]
With Fall Protection being the most often cited safety violation across work sites, it’s important to know when it is required to be used. Below is a list of examples of when OSHA requires protection to be used, along with illustrations showing situations of use or lack thereof. Fall Protection is needed when any one […]
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The last few years have been tough on the economy, and especially to our small businesses. Business owners everywhere are working with tighter budgets, and many programs or activities that don’t directly benefit the bottom line are getting cut, or at best, reduced. What to cut and what to keep? No doubt, this is a […]
