Archive: December 2011

New OSHA Construction Videos

Monday, December 12th, 2011 by Brian Muehlenkamp, CSP

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released 12 educational videos about potential hazards in the construction industry.

How To Stay Safe Online This Holiday Season

Thursday, December 8th, 2011 by Eric Vogel

73% of Americans have been victims of cybercrime in their lifetimes. Follow these tips to stay safe this season…

Keeping Up With the Competition

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 by Ryan Frick

If your work environment offers a course to further your education, go to it. Learn from it and try and take something from that and add it to your work environment. This may be the reason you get a raise or promotion over your other colleagues.

OSHA’S Top 10 Most Cited Standards For 2011

Monday, December 5th, 2011 by Brian Muehlenkamp, CSP

The following is a list of the top 10 most frequently cited standards following inspections of worksites by federal OSHA, from October 2010 through September 2011.

Holiday Fun, Holiday Stress, Holiday Accidents

Friday, December 2nd, 2011 by Michael Puffer

All year long you’ve heard messages that remind you to “work safely… don’t take short-cuts… prevent accidents.” To do this, of course, you have to keep your mind on your work. But this time of the year, your mind may be everywhere else but on your work. You may be thinking…

Take Care Of Lighting Before, During And After Holidays

Thursday, December 1st, 2011 by Eric Vogel

According to the National Fire Protection Association, each year, holiday decorations and Christmas trees account for almost 2,000 fires and cause more than $41 million in property damage.