In early April 2021, we asked 6,158 workplace leaders with responsibility for employee safety about their Return to Work planning—and what’s keeping them awake at night. This was a snapshot of offices, manufacturers, medical care facilities, schools, colleges, and camps across the United States. Survey take-aways • 71.5% of respondents have not remained open and […]
Compliance
Your free “Work From Home Safety Checklist” for employees
An overlooked consequence of employees working from home is you’re still responsible for their safety. Whether they’re newly working from home due to COVID-19 or seasoned telecommuters, you remain responsible for providing a safe workplace. Yet nearly all employers fail to consider employee safety—and their organization’s liability—when employees work from home. Home accidents and hazards […]
Your legal risks for COVID-19
You’re legally required by federal law to provide employees a workplace that’s “free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm” (OSH Act of 1970, Section (a)(1)). Federal standards and COVID-19If your communicable illness policies and response plan are inadequate, OSHA can cite you for violating this General Duty Clause. […]
Do you make this mistake in emergency planning?
When I enlisted in the U.S. Army, I wasn’t just issued a uniform and weapon then deployed. I was sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for eight weeks of basic training. In addition to weaponry training, my drill sergeants taught me the absolute need for command, control, communications and movement on the battlefield—just like your […]
You can’t stop crazy
Terrorists plowing through pedestrians, active shooters killing innocents, and deadly hurricanes and wildfires have saturated our news. Lives have been taken, serious injuries sustained, and mental health eroded. Property ruined or damaged. Businesses in shreds. Jobs lost. Lives destroyed. Whether you’re a business, nonprofit organization or government agency, you can’t stop crazy incidents like these. […]