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Temporary Workers
Whether temporary or permanent, all workers have a right to a safe and healthy workplace. The staffing agency and the staffing agency’s client (known as the host employer) are joint employers of temporary workers and, therefore, both are responsible for providing and maintaining a safe work environment for those workers. The staffing agency and the
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Safety Training
Let’s Talk Training! Companies provide training for many reasons ranging from government compliance to culture development and everything in between. I often hear from production and plant managers that safety training is difficult to “squeeze in” becouse products need to be moving off the production line. While I agree product needs to move in order
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Protect Your Hearing
October is National Protect Your Hearing Month! Each year, about 22 million U.S. workers are exposed to dangerous noise levels at work. Repeated noise can damage your hearing. Even a loud, one-time noise can cause lasting damage. So what can we do to protect our staff from the lifelong effects of overexposure to loud noises
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Electrical Safety
Electricity is all around us and we interact with it everyday from charging our phones to turning on our lights and microwaving our lunch. We have become accustomed to using this power source and often times forget about how deadly electricity can be if used incorrectly. Electricity carries with it the potential for fire, electrical
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Cold Weather Preparedness
As I was walking through the store last night I noted all the Fall and Halloween decorations in the aisles. The fall season is upon us and that means winter will be knocking at our door sooner rather than later. OSHA made it very clear this past spring that heat stress was a serious concern