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. While 5.6% of those who wrote an answer said “Nothing,” 94.4% told us what’s keeping them awake. Do any of their worries match yours? Find out their Top 5 […]
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COVID-19 Return to Work Survey Results
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 […]
Why your first 15 days should include emergency response training
As employees return to your workplace, they’re understandably stressed. They’re afraid of being exposed to the virus, frantic about child care, distraught over money, and terrified about bringing the virus home to their families. They’re fed up with losing control over much of their personal lives, and rattled by the changes you’ve made in their […]
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 […]
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 […]