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When new hires or temporary staff members join your team, it isn’t enough to simply lay out the plan, give them their tools and expect them to get to work. In fact, failing to educate your team on proper safety protocols is exactly the kind of negligence that often leads to workplace eye injuries — or worse.

When it comes to eye injuries, the numbers are astonishing. In the U.S., more than 2,000 workers injure their eyes on the job every single day, with roughly one out of every 10 of those injuries resulting in employees missing work in order to recuperate. That’s a drain on your bottom line to the tune of $300 million in medical bills, compensation and time off annually — and that’s something you just can’t afford.

Full article: 3 most common workplace eye injuries — and how to avoid them
Source: Safety Best Practices

OSHA and its partners will host events throughout the country in honor of the sixth annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction May 6-10, 2019. Employers and workers will pause to talk about fall hazards, OSHA compliance, and industry best practices to prevent falls. The 2019 poster is now available on OSHA’s publications page.

Full article: National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction set for May 6-10
Source: Safety Best Practices

While the extent of responsibility under the law of staffing agencies and host employers is dependent on the specific facts of each case, staffing agencies and host employers are jointly responsible for maintaining a safe work environment for temporary workers – including, for example, ensuring that OSHA’s training, hazard communication, and recordkeeping requirements are fulfilled.

Full article: OSHA recommends contract to protect temp workers
Source: Safety Best Practices

A global transportation, relocation, and logistics company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida is celebrating more than its 100 anniversary this year. Suddath® reached a significant safety milestone in its Global Logistics division –500+ days – or more than a half-million consecutive hours – without lost workdays due to injuries.

Full article: Suddath warehouse workers log 500+ days without injuries
Source: Safety Best Practices

The case of a law enforcement officer (LEO) who developed alarming symptoms after a traffic stop highlight can provide lessons for other emergency responders, who are increasingly at risk of being exposed to illicit drugs while on the job.
The incident that led to a health hazard evaluation (HHE) occurred in New Hampshire in June 2017. As part of a vehicle search, the officer opened a container of what was suspected to be heroin and fentanyl.

Full article: How a cop was exposed to fentanyl during a traffic stop
Source: Safety Best Practices

Abasic understanding of the toxicological dose-response curve is a necessity for OHS pros. People fear most what they understand the least. New and vast toxicological information can trigger fear and irrational actions.

Full article: Exposure effects explained
Source: Safety Best Practices

Choosing the right final project for a graduate level course can be a daunting responsibility for any instructor. Harvard Research Scientist and Instructor Dr. Diana Ceballos heard NIOSH researcher Dr. Thais Morata share details at a NORA conference about NIOSH’s collaboration with academia and Wikipedia to teach students science translation and knew it was a perfect match.

Full article: How NIOSH, partners are helping make OSH content accessible to all
Source: Safety Best Practices

The condition of the equipment that employees use or operate in an industrial setting can directly affect a company’s productivity.
It can also put workers’ safety at risk. Here are six things that should factor into any decision about equipment replacement timelines.

Full article: When to replace equipment due to safety considerations
Source: Safety Best Practices

According to OSHA, an injury or illness is considered work related if an event or exposure in the work environment caused or contributed to the condition or significantly aggravated a preexisting condition. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the workplace, unless an exception specifically applies.

Full article: OSHA injury – illness recordkeeping standard
Source: Safety Best Practices

Sexual harassment, employee engagement and the evolution of discipline were all explored in 2018 articles focusing on how to improve your company’s safety culture written by the top thought leaders in the occupational safety and health profession.

Full article: Top safety culture articles of 2018
Source: Safety Best Practices