Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021Time: 11.30 am CST (60 minutes)Description: Workers’ Compensation claims can go sideways quickly along with escalating costs. While there is no way to completely prevent incidents, there are certain steps an organization can take to minimize the frequency and cost of such events. In this webinar, we’ll review some best practices …
Session 3 – Reasonable Suspicion
Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021Time: 11.30 am CST (60 minutes)Description: With Illinois enacting laws lessening (or even removing) regulations around marijuana, there have been several areas of confusion. There is also the rising opioid epidemic in parts of the country. Vista Safety Consulting’s strategic partner Bill Heffernan, of ScreenSafe, Inc., brings years of addictions treatment background to …
Session 2 – Workplace Violence: The World is Changing…Are You?
Date: Friday, March 26, 2021Time: 11.30 am CST (60 minutes)Description: You’re not going to want to miss this special Friday S.O.S. Webinar! Unfortunately, over the last several years we have witnessed some high-profile, and even local events of workplace violence. Vista Safety Consulting’s strategic partner Dan Skoczylas of Hawkeye Security will bring his years of law enforcement …
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Session 1 – OSHA 2021 – Update, Investigations, & Recordkeeping
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2021Time: 11.30 am CST (60 minutes)Description: Cost: FreeIf you missed it: REPLAY WEBINAR
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HAS YOUR COMPANY CONDUCTED FIRST AID/CPR/AED TRAINING?
According to a survey published by the American Heart Association (AHA) on June 19, 2017, the majority of American workers have not had any formal training in the areas of First Aid and CPR/AED. This is potentially an area of concern, as the AHA estimates that there are approximately 10,000 cardiac arrests in the workplace …
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HAS YOUR COMPANY CONDUCTED FLAGGER TRAINING?
Roadwork zone deaths have been rising nationally, though they are down in Illinois, the result of education campaigns and fewer construction projects in the last few years, officials said. Recent statistics show a total of 765 people died in work zone crashes nationwide in 2016, a 7 percent increase from 712 deaths in 2015, according …
REMINDER: OSHA’S IMPROVE TRACKING OF WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
OSHA’s Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses has July 1, 2018 as the compliance deadline to submit your 2017 OSHA Log information. The rule requires affected employers to electronically submit injury and illness data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) Launch Page. Who Must ComplyThe rule applies to two groups: establishments with 250 or more employees must electronically …
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OSHA INSPECTION PROCEDURES
While the majority of companies are trying to keep their employees safe, a visit from an OSHA inspector can still be a stressful experience. The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 grants representatives of the Department of Labor the right to inspect any place of employment in order to determine whether an employer …
OSHA RECORDKEEPING
Under the OSHA Recordkeeping regulation (29 CFR 1904), covered employers are required to prepare and maintain record of serious occupational injuries and illnesses, using the OSHA 300 Log. This information is important for employers, workers and OSHA in evaluating the safety of a workplace, understanding industry hazards, and implementing worker protections to reduce and eliminate …
OSHA’S TOP 10 VIOLATIONS FOR 2017
The United States’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced the preliminary top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2017. While the rankings for OSHA’s top 10 most cited violations vary little from year to year, violation number nine, fall protection – training requirements is new to the list this …
BUILDING A RAVING FANS CULTURE
By now, we’ve all heard that happy employees = happy clients. If you treat your employees well, they will treat your clients well and everyone wins, right? Happy is great, but how can we get our people to fall so head over heels in love with our company that they: Stay with us Grow with …
UNDERSTANDING AND EVALUATING METAL FUME EXPOSURE
Welding and cutting operations may present a significant health hazard to workers if metal fumes are not adequately evaluated and controlled. Understanding the nature of metal fume exposure represents an important first step in protecting the health and safety of employees performing welding, cutting and brazing operations. What are Metal Fumes?Welding “smoke” generally consists of …
