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How to Avoid Safety Recordkeeping Errors & Citations
Failure to maintain current and error-free workplace records can end up costing you loads of money in OSHA violations. Employers... More →
Setting the Record Straight on OSHA Recordkeeping
If your company has more than 10 employees or isn’t otherwise exempt, you’re probably aware that you have an OSHA... More →
How Three Construction Companies Use Technology to Improve Safety
Managing safety remains a huge and vital task in the construction industry. It’s a job that involves heavy record-keeping and... More →
Employers First Report of Injury or Illness Form
Use this free template as your Employers First Report of Injury & Illness. This template works for state-level mandatory reporting... More →
OSHA Extends Compliance Date for Electronic Submission of Injury Reports
OSHA has extended the compliance deadline for certain employers to electronically submit reports on workplace injuries and illnesses until December... More →
Improving Temp Worker Safety
The American Staffing Association reported that on the average workday, over 3 million temporary employees were working during the third... More →
Reducing the Burden of EHS Administration with Innovative Technology
Are you tired of the time-consuming and tedious tasks involved in Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) administration? As a safety... More →
New TSCA Overhaul Finally Passes in Senate
Passed in 1976, the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) sought to protect ordinary Americans from potentially harmful chemicals used in... More →
EHS Essentials — An Out-of-The-box Solution to Safety Management
Are you still using manual processes, paper forms and digital spreadsheets to manage your safety program? Are you simply tracking... More →
Workplace Safety Training Videos
Our safety training video courses for employees help you meet training requirements and teach your employees how to avoid on-the-job... More →
Q & A: The 4 D's of Documentation
Question: “Can you review the four D's of documentation?” Answer: “If you Didn’t Document it, you Didn’t Do it.” Words... More →
Meeting Incident Reporting Requirements
Have you submitted your annual workplace injuries and illness report to OSHA yet? If your organization falls into a category... More →
Q & A: Post-Incident Drug Testing
Question: “How do I decided when to drug test for an injury?” Answer: “The rule does not prohibit drug testing... More →
Making Sense of the OSHA 300 Log and OSHA Forms 300A and 301
Many of you have been neck deep in the stressful time that is the OSHA 300A form submission and either... More →
OSHA Rule Change: Injury and Illness Reporting
On July 17, OSHA announced an expansion to their existing injury and illness reporting rule that will take effect starting... More →
What Does OSHA Say About Online Safety Training? - Part 1
Before deciding to invest in online safety training, management types often ask a similar question… “Is this stuff OSHA certified?”... More →
Inflation Adjustment for OSHA Penalty Amounts
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has adjusted their penalty amounts last month by 2% to reflect current inflation rates... More →
OSHA's 300 Log - How to Make this Easier with a Safety Management System
If you could use a deeper understanding on OSHA regulations, and how automating and digitizing OSHA logs can save you... More →
Stay Informed: Proposed Changes to Regulations Prohibiting the Release of Refrigerants
Emissions cuts are an inescapable fact for businesses in a variety of industries. Since Obama announced the Climate Action Plan... More →
Health & Safety Institute Joins Waud Capital Family
September 3, 2019 —Eugene, OR—The Health & Safety Institute (HSI) today announces the closing of its acquisition by Waud Capital... More →
Virtual CPR Training Services
CPR can be a lifesaver, and you never know when you might need to perform it. It is also a... More →
ESG: Environmental Social Governance
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives can be complex, daunting and task-intensive. HSI aims to simplify your compliance and organizational... More →
Bringing on Temporary Workers for Construction Season
The summer hiring season is just around the corner, and that can mean bringing on temporary workers to your job... More →
A Day’s Work
I’ll Do Anything. I just need a job. How many of us have said, "I’ll do anything; I just need... More →
HSI Launches EHS Essentials, EHS Software Developed to be Quick and Easy to Adopt
HSI EHS Essentials is an out-of-the-box solution designed to help organizations set up and manage their incidents, audits, inspections, JSAs... More →
Renewable Generation: How Big is Too Big?
Though explored in more depth in this Energy Central article, the issue of limiting the size of new generation facilities... More →
Understanding OSHA 300 Logs
Forget something this month? Not taxes. Not Valentines. Not Jump Rope for Heart. The OSHA 300 Log! You’ve got yours... More →
Best Ways to Use Technology for Your CPR Business
Technology has helped us adapt to many of the recent challenges we’ve faced as a society and as CPR, AED... More →
Best Ways to Use Technology for Your CPR Business
Technology has helped us adapt to many of the recent challenges we’ve faced as a society and as CPR, AED... More →
The Seven HACCP Principles
The first principle in HACCP is to conduct a hazard analysis. This involves studying the production process of a food... More →
HSI Has All Your Emergency Care Training Needs
As an emergency care instructor, you have a unique opportunity to impact your community by teaching lifesaving skills — making... More →
Supervisor Safety Liability: 4 Common Exposures
The responsibilities and expectations placed on supervisors are enormous at times—production, workforce management, quality control, budgets, and of course safety... More →
Buyer’s Guide: Online Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Management
The market for safety data sheet (SDS) management is highly competitive. When it comes time to choose, you’ll likely have... More →
How to Take Payment for Your CPR Class
There are a variety of ways to take payment for CPR, AED and First Aid classes. It's up to you... More →
HSI October Newsletter
Your monthly digest of EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
How to Take Payment for Your CPR Class
There are a variety of ways to take payment for CPR, AED and First Aid classes. It's up to you... More →
A Comprehensive Guide to Building Sales Training Programs
People who are good at making connections are often described as natural-born salespeople, but the fact is investing in the... More →
Answers From The Expert
Q Who is this? A My name is Jill. I work for HSI Learning Systems as Chief Safety Officer. We... More →
OSHA Sets Rules on Reporting, but What About Reporting Near Misses?
Near misses are events that could have resulted in worker injury or illness, or damaged property, but for some reason... More →
Chemical Safety – Find Your Flow
The ingredients of a sound chemical safety program include an accurate chemical inventory, on-demand safety data sheets (SDS) and an... More →
Preparing For FDA Rule on Protecting Food Chain
Ever heard of food terrorism? It’s a term used to describe the poisoning of a nation’s food supply, and it... More →
Q & A: Whistle Blower Inspections
Question: “What criteria is used to determine if an inspection needs to happen when someone whistle blows on the company?”... More →
Understanding Experience Modifiers
The most important factor in determining premiums for each employer is the ‘experience modifier’ (EM). Experience modifiers only apply to... More →
10 Reasons You’re Probably Wrong About Online Safety Training: Part 2
Continued from Part 1 From experience, we understand that there’s a lot of misinformation about online training and its value... More →
OSHA 2020 Outlook
How might 2020 be shaping up for OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)? Here are some key points of interest... More →
15 Tips for Saving Money on Workers’ Compensation
#1. Start Writing Your Safety Program If you don’t have a safety program, or have thought about starting one but... More →
OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting Program (SST)
The Site-Specific Targeting Program is OSHA’s primary programmed inspection plan. Its chief purpose is to cover non-construction worksites having 2... More →
How OSHA Evaluates the Safety of Your Business
The OSHA Data Initiative (ODI) is a data collection effort to learn more about private-sector occupational injury & illness rates... More →
How to Prepare for a Surprise OSHA Inspection
An OSHA inspection can happen at any time. You won’t have advance warning that an inspector is going to show... More →