Aug 15, 2018
Create an emergency plan – BEFORE you need one We encourage all businesses to proactively create an emergency response plan for employees to follow during a weather-related emergency like a hurricane – or any unexpected emergency. How will you communicate with...
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Nov 4, 2016
During a workplace emergency, it’s easy for panic and chaos take over. However, with a well-thought-out emergency action plan which includes a marked assembly point where employees gather before evacuation, lives will be saved and pandemonium can be kept at a minimum....
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Mar 10, 2016
In a busy warehouse or on a plant floor, clear, visual markings for pathways and aisles are important for employee safety and productivity. OSHA provides some general guidelines for floor pathways, aisles and floor markings in facilities – you can read most of them...
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Sep 11, 2015
If you worked in a factory at the height of the Industrial Revolution, perhaps one straight from the pages of a Charles Dickens novel, you would not have seen many Danger or Caution signs. If your employer did not want to put up any signs, no one could make the...
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Aug 31, 2015
If you like doing puzzles, you may enjoy the challenge of deciphering government regulations. A case in point is determining whether fire extinguishers in a workplace need to be identified with signs. Here is the only guidance that OSHA’s regulations offer: The...
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