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  Environmental

  Plastic Recycling Symbols Explained

  So much of what we purchase is made from some form of plastic, from water bottles and food containers to packaging materials. As a result, plastic waste in the workplace...

  By: Sophie Bishop

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  Safety Culture

  Hazards Are the Real Enemy, Not the Safety Team

  The safety team's job is to identify and control workplace hazards. Yet, safety personnel are often viewed as a safety hazard themselves.Despite many attempts to...

  By: Shawn Mantel

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  Safety Equipment

  Overcoming Challenges to Safeguarding Legacy Machinery

  If your company has been in operation for decades, it's likely that you have some legacy machinery somewhere on site.These machines are manufacturing equipment that...

  By: Shawn Mantel

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  Leadership

  It's Time to Redefine Our Safety Priorities

  The vast majority of large organizations have a health and safety department. That can be something of a misnomer, however, since many of those departments focus...

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  EHS Programs

  4 Major Food Safety Hazards Restaurant Owners Need to Avoid

  Running a restaurant is no easy task. In addition to ensuring that the food tastes great and looks appetizing, you also have to manage food safety hazards - and one...

  By: Violetta Njunina | Head of Sales

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  EHS Programs

  The 3 Pillars of Crane Safety

  Cranes are indispensable for a number of different industries. But keeping everyone safe when you have something so large and powerful on your jobsite requires the...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  Safety Signs

  Sign Blindness Is Real - Here's What You Can Do About It

  Sign, sign - everywhere a sign.Signage is used on nearly every worksite as a way of capturing attention and alerting people to something important. But have you ever...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  EHS Programs

  Safe Work Practices and Safe Job Procedures: What's the Difference?

  Safe Work Practices (SWP) and Safe Work Procedures, or Safe Job Procedures (SJP), are familiar concepts among health and safety professionals. They are part of a...

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  EHS Programs

  A Primer on Administrative Controls

  Once you've identified a hazard in your workplace, you'll need to implement controls to protect workers from it.If you can't eliminate it entirely or...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  Hazards

  Are Workplace Risks Hiding in Plain Sight?

  When it comes to your workplace, what you don’t know could hurt you. This is a complex network of various stakeholders, and you need complete visibility into all...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  HAZMAT

  How to Stay Safe from Welding Fumes and Gases

  Open flames, sparks, and high heat may be some of the most visible hazards in the welding process, but welding also comes with respiratory hazards that need to be taken...

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  HAZMAT

  6 Common Workplace Chemicals (And How to Handle Them Safely)

  Nearly every workplace stocks and makes use of chemicals, from the cleaning solutions kept under the washroom sink to the products used in industrial processes.What...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist