We came across the article “Make Sure Managers Know What the Law Requires on Snow Days” by Allen Smith, J.D. on www.shrm.org. It discusses the laws for paying …
Workplace Safety
New OSHA Guidance: Post Accident Drug Testing, Safety Incentive Programs
We came across a helpful article in The National Law Review. Authors Tressi L. Cordaro and Kathryn J. Russo of Jackson Lewis P.C. broke down the new …
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How Prepared is Your Organization for an Emergency Situation?
It's not supposed to be a provocative title: it's supposed to be a genuine question. How prepared are you? If a man with a bleeding gunshot wound stumbled into …
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Summer is Not Over Yet – Preventing Heat Related Illness in the Workplace
There are a wide variety of work environments that pose the risk of heat related illness. OSHA’s Occupational Heat Exposure article explains the cause and …
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The Joint Commission Issues Alert Regarding Workplace Violence – Lessons Applicable to All Industries
Violence against health care workers is the topic of the Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 59, published by The Joint Commission. The issue states that according to …
Promoting Safety – Preventing Injuries on the Job
We recently came across the article “Keep your workplace injury free to reduce the risk of prosecution” by Nelson Aldrich. This article was a reminder of best …
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Preventing Corporate Misconduct
All too often, we hear about corporations landing themselves in substantial trouble after a lapse in ethical behavior has gone unnoticed or unaddressed for far …
Ensuring Employee Safety During Winter Projects
The winter poses many new threats for construction and road maintenance workers. Therefore, we felt that it would be helpful to reiterate key safety protocols …
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OSHA and Violence Prevention in the Construction Industry
We were reading a recent article on jdsupra.com by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP ("OSHA and Workplace Violence: What Contractors Need to Know") which shares …
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Avoiding Pregnancy Discrimination
Mark McGraw’s article in Human Resource Executive Online, “Preventing Pregnancy Discrimination” was particularly interesting in what it reveals about how NOT to …
Mental Health Safety in the Workplace
Mental health is a sometime overlooked component of workplace safety; specifically, recognizing symptoms and knowing how to provide help employees experiencing …
Keeping Retail Employees Safe During the Shopping Rush
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, this piece I discovered seemed timely. Eyewitness News Reporter Crystal Cranmore at WBRE/WYOU in Wilkes-Barre, …
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