Safety Moments

Latest Safety Moments Articles

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  EHS Programs

  What Makes Safety Moments Successful?

  What Is a Safety Moment?Safety moments are brief meetings that take place at the start or end of the work day or at the beginning of a meeting. These brief meetings...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  Mental Health

  How to Reduce and Manage Workplace Stress

  Stress is the body’s natural response to physical and mental demands. According to the American Psychological Association, 69% of employees named their jobs as a...

  By: Kurina Baksh

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  Safety Moments

  Awareness vs. Complacency: The Value of Reviewing Safety Moments

  Most safety accidents aren't the result of ignorance. Usually, the main culprit is complacency.The majority of accidents happen to people who know the hazards...

  By: Rob Chernish

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  Education

  The Power of Pre-Task Safety Toolbox Talks

  Call them toolbox talks, tailgate talks, safety moments, pre-job briefings, task hazard reviews, field-level risk assessments – you name it. Whatever you label...

  By: Henry Skjerven

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  Safety Moments

  Why Safety Moments Matter

  My wife works some pretty anti-social hours. Every third or fourth day of her working week, she gets up at four in the morning and drives about 20 miles to work. I get...

  By: Del Stevens

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  Hazards

  Uneven Ground Conditions: Solutions and Precautions

  Slips, trips, and falls account for the majority of general industry incidents each year, including 15% of all accidental deaths and about a quarter of all reported...

  By: Jessica Barrett

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  EHS Programs

  How Leading Indicators Can Make Your Workplace Safer

  If incidents like injuries, near misses, and property damage are what come to mind when you think about measuring safety, then you're measuring lagging indicators...

  By: Bryan McWhorter | Lead Safety Advisor, Author, Writer, Speaker

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  Safety Quizzes

  Quiz: Qualifying Contractors

  When contractors are brought in and they're left out of the health and safety programs provided to full-time employees, they're vulnerable to at-work injuries...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  Education

  The Moral Safety Compass

  When my children were young, it often fit my schedule to drive them to school. Loading them into the car on a cold Kansas morning, I told them all to buckle their seat...

  By: Bryan McWhorter | Lead Safety Advisor, Author, Writer, Speaker

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  Safety Moments

  A Christmas Story: Why a Toolbox Talk Should Precede Even the Simplest Tasks

  My family has always been a traditional group, especially when it comes to Christmas. Not only does my wife enforce a strict color scheme (cream and gold with red...

  By: Del Stevens

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  Industrial Hygiene

  5 Essential Exposure Limit Terms Worth Knowing

  Exposure limits play a critical role in keeping your workers safe. They mark the cut-off point at which the concentration of a given airborne contaminant is no longer at...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  Hazards

  Noise: The Safety Hazard 22 Million Workers Are Exposed to Every Year

  Noise is a big part of almost any workplace. But because it's so prevalent, it's easy to start getting comfortable with it and ignore the risks that come with...

  By: Kurina Baksh