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 […]
Training
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 […]
Are you really ready for a pandemic?
A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a contagious disease. As of March 3, 2020, The World Health Organization has confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in 49 countries, and 122 countries have not reported any cases. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 60 cases of COVID-19 in 12 states. It’s tempting to think, […]
You can’t stop crazy: Part 2
A suicide bomber attempting to blow up the NYC subway, nut jobs plowing through pedestrians, active shooters killing innocents, and deadly wildfires and hurricanes have saturated our news for months. From workplaces like yours, lives have been taken, injuries sustained, and mental health eroded. Property ruined or damaged. Businesses in shreds. Jobs lost. Whether you’re […]