Employees

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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