SDS Sheets Do your SDS sheets (formerly MSDS sheets just sit there collecting dust? Your Safety Data Sheets (SDS) have lots of great information in them, but how can you put this terrific information to good use? Here are fourteen ways that I have used SDSs that you might not have thought of – If an employee […]
–Every Monday for three years we’ve reviewed and rated a new iOS (or Android) occupational safety and health app. We focus our reviews on apps that we believe the majority of our readers would be interested in. For every app that we share with you there are a number of apps that we looked at but chose not […]
Safety Experts Talk is an exciting new website that offers free audio interviews with dozens of well-known safety experts on a wide variety of safety and health subjects. Below is a reprint of their “About Us” page. We believe that this new safety resource will be of interest to most of our visitors. “When you’re […]
Having a fast and consistent Internet download speed is important to being able to quickly and efficiently view and download the important safety resources that you need. Speedtest.net is a website that I regularly visit to quickly test the speed of my Internet connection. Just click on the “begin test” button, and in a […]
Why Aren’t There Any More Good New Safety Apps? Since I started reviewing workplace safety and health apps five years ago, I’ve reviewed over 300 safety apps. Click here to check out my safety app review “archive”. This last weekend I reviewed the below 15 newly released safety apps: Safety Meeting Anonymous Alerts Securitysign […]
– Free Christmas Safety Articles & Posters The Christmas holiday season is nearly here! To help your employees have a safe holiday, be sure to emphasize holiday safety in your pre-Christmas safety meetings and communications. Below are some free, downloadable Christmas safety resources. Print them up and post them on bulletin boards, or hand them […]
– Free NFPA Fire Codes The NFPA fire codes are the “Bible” when it comes to everything “fire prevention” related. We have used these voluminous fire codes for decades. OSHA and most municipal fire departments have adopted all or parts of these standards as law. If you want to have your own copy of the […]
Winter Safety Resources Winter brings snow, ice, storms and blizzards. To help protect your workers against these winter hazards, we have collected the best free winter safety resources for you! From a workplace safety standpoint, some of the hazards associated with working in winter weather include: Driving accidents due to slippery roadways, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Slips and […]
Finding the perfect photo (or piece of clip-art) for a safety article or publication can be time-consuming. Either the high-quality images are too expensive, or the free images are poor quality. I’ve found three websites that provide safety images that are both free/low-cost and high-quality. None of these images have watermarks. Be sure to review their “terms […]
In the last few years, we’ve noticed a huge increase in the number of certifications that occupational safety and health professionals are putting behind their names. But which ones are the most recognized, the most popular, and indeed the best? To find an answer to this question, we reviewed the certifications that were shown behind […]