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If You Can't Read This Well, How Safe Can You Be?

Workplace illiteracy refers to not being able to function optimally on the job - different from not being able to read or write at all. And with the rise of immigrant workers - many of them whose native tongue is not English and who struggle with literacy challenges - this issue is more important than ever as a factor in workplace safety.

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A Checklist about Workplace Safety

For your first few days on your new job, print out this safety checklist and carry it around in your pocket. Pull it out and check frequently.

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Mentoring Makes a Personal Difference to Workplace Safety

Take the Initiative to Help Less Experienced Co-workers Learn the Ropes

There are many benefits to becoming a mentor. Studies show that a strong mentoring system helps workplaces become safer and more positive environments – not to mention that mentors generally get great personal satisfaction from helping another person.

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Who Pays for the Personal Protective Equipment You Use?

OSHA Decides That Companies Must Cover the Cost of Most PPE

Almost a decade of confusion about who pays for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - employer or employee - came to an end in the U.S. in February 2008 with OSHA’s ruling that, generally, the company must pay for PPE. The compliance deadline is May 15, 2008.
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No Profession is Immune When It Comes to Workplace Safety

You don't work in a factory, so you don't need to worry about accidents, right?...

Wrong.

Workplace safety is usually thought of as an industrial problem involving heavy machinery and high voltage. In reality, it involves everyone - from the bank teller to the pizza maker - as well as the industrial widget makers using that machinery and high voltage. No profession is immune.

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