23 Jun

Machine Guarding Owned by the Operator

Empowering the operator to be in control of their machine guarding produces better results and safer work environment.

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01 Feb

Workplace Learning System: The Next Evolution in Safety Culture Development

Workplace Learning System is the next level in safety culture training and development as we transition from EnPro Learning System to an independent consulting company.

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20 Nov

Have a Happy - and Safe - Thanksgiving!

Every year, people throughout the United States spend quality time with family and friends they are most thankful for. However, with all the fun and festivities come serious dangers. From cooking fires to road trips, Thanksgiving dangers are sometimes forgotten during the holiday chaos.
Let’s keep our safety something we’re thankful for during this holiday season by keeping safety on our minds.

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12 Nov

Is Air Quality Affecting Your Health?

Climate change is a hot topic these days and for good reason. There is a direct correlation between our personal health and environmental health. As more rural areas shift towards urbanization, the negative effects of air pollution are apparent. Find out how to determine if the indoor air quality at your workplace is a problem.

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22 Oct

Halloween Safety Tips

Halloween is a fun night for people of all ages. Decorations, costumes, and candy…what’s not to love? Maybe it’s the car wrecks and house fires! Halloween may have unique safety concerns, but unique does not mean unpreventable. Let’s keep our friends and family safe this Halloween by driving, decorating, and celebrating safely.

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12 Oct

SafetySummit Adapts to Coronavirus Precautions

WLS Safety Summit helps people experience positive workplace safety culture. This year the event adapted to coronavirus concerns and precautions.

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11 Sep

Safety Talks: What You Need To Know

Safety is like house work; doing a little bit each day helps you maintain a safe and organized environment.
Periodic safety talks are essential tools for achieving a positive workplace safety culture. Their presentation and the topics they cover are important in getting the safety message across.

Safety should be the first thing someone thinks about when starting and ending a workday, but after a while, work becomes routine and safety is forgotten. This can lead to injury incidents and near misses. Safety talks help keep safety on the forefront of the mind and employees safe from harm.

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03 Sep

Labor Day: The History of Labor Rights

The history of Labor Day is hidden behind sales racks and long weekend vacations. Many of us see the Labor Day holiday as a day off from work and the marker of summer’s end, but have you ever wondered what exactly we’re celebrating on this day?

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29 Aug

Hidden Dangers of Home Renovations: Silica, Asbestos, and Respiratory Protection

Physical hazards are generally taken seriously, but when hazards are invisible and their effects are delayed, they go unnoticed. Despite its importance, respiratory protection during home improvement projects is often times neglected, unlike hearing, sight, and body protection. You need your lungs to breathe just as much as you need your eyes to see and ears to hear, so why isn’t respiratory protection used as frequently?

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12 Aug

Support OSHA Safe + Sound Week

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is kicking off their annual Safe + Sound Week August 12-16. This week is about promoting workplace safety, implementing EHS programs, and providing organizations with resources to keep employees safe and sound on the job.

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01 May

Is Your Leadership Hurting Your BBS Program? Modeling the Way for Behavioral Change

If we can impact each employee’s behavior and create an environment in which we all make the right choices, we can create an injury free workplace. Many behavior based safety programs focus on the front line employees’ actions and not the actions, habits or behaviors of the organization’s managers.

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08 Mar

Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer

Unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning contributes to over 400 deaths each year in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Its odorless and colorless characteristics make a leak difficult to detect, allowing it go unnoticed and affect any people or animals exposed to it.

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15 Mar

How to Use Incentives and Recognition Programs to Drive Behavior Based Safety Success

How to Use Incentives and Recognition Programs to Drive Behavior Based Safety Success

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17 Nov

Safety Communication Centers: The Workplace Accident Tracking Poster

Our EHS professionals use our workplace injury tracking SafetyFirst behavior based safety heat maps each day at our safety communication centers. Also, these centers are set up to communicate all safety information including injuries, near miss/safety opportunities, and other safety related information to all employees.

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18 Aug

Leading Organizational Change with Safety

Organizational change is often driven by the desire to optimize operations or increase revenues, which are good for business and sustaining employment. However, there is another even more compelling agent for change in the workplace. Strong safety culture is first because without it excellence is unattainable...

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23 Feb

Where do you stand as a safety leader?

Many of our clients ask about leadership development as it specifically pertains to safety, and how those skills are different than more operational leadership skills. During the brainstorming sessions that lead up to goal setting, it’s helpful to have a framework for determine your current state.

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10 Oct

Medical Treatment Case? How to Identify and Minimize OSHA Recordability

Safety Coach Jon Neubauer shares best practice interpretation of OSHA record keeping requirements and details methods for reducing recordability of injuries through proactive work with medical professionals and effective care management strategies.

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