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Aerial Lift Safety
Aerial lift vehicles are common to many workplaces because of their ability to elevate an individual to perform work in... More →
The Costs of Not Training Employees
Saving Money by Spending Money on Employee Training Training your employees costs money. But what are the costs you incur... More →
The Costs of Not Training Employees
Saving Money by Spending Money on Employee Training Training your employees costs money. But what are the costs you incur... More →
Sales Manager-In-Training: Are You Made For The Next Step?
So, you are thinking about your future in sales and possibly becoming a sales manager. You have years of selling... More →
How I Failed as a Safety Manager
How I Failed as a Safety ManagerBy Peter Jensen Sr.Published on February 1, 2017Follow “Safety Pete” on LinkedIn I have... More →
Emergency Bleeding: How To Stop The Bleed Until Help Arrives
Uncontrolled bleeding is a major cause of preventable death in the United States. In fact, around 40% of deaths from... More →
Emergency Bleeding: How To Stop The Bleed Until Help Arrives
Uncontrolled bleeding is a major cause of preventable death in the United States. In fact, around 40% of deaths from... More →
The Mary Poppins Effect on Safety Training
I’m a salesperson with a fancy title that tries to make me seem less sales-ey. All day, every day, I... More →
Why Employees Love Online Safety Training in 3 Quotes
Last year, workers completed a record-breaking 1.7 million online safety courses with HSI. The average course rating across all of... More →
Don’t Fall For Scaffolding Safety Shortcuts
In November, there were two major reminders of why fall arrest systems are so vital to the safety of those... 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 →
Locked Doors
What’s the hazard here? If this door could speak, I think its story might go something like this... Back when... More →
Online OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training FAQ
What is OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training? The OSHA Outreach Training Program provides training for workers and employers on... More →
10 Practical New Hire Training Tips
We’ve all seen the industry statistics of the number of employees who leave a company because of poor new hire... More →
6 Tips for Identifying Potential High-Performance Employees
All organizations want to identify, develop, and deploy their high-performance employees. And no wonder: The top 5% of a company’s... More →
HSI October Newsletter
Your monthly digest of resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
Is Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Recession-Proof?
While the length and severity are debated, many economists believe we will see a recession in the next few months... More →
Death on the Job: 2017 Fatality Numbers Released
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2017. The total fatal... 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 →
What is Cognitive Load, and Why Does It Matter for Corporate Training and Development?
Science has given a name to how “heavy” a presentation can be: Cognitive load. Cognitive load is an important... More →
False Fall Protection
What’s the hazard here? Fall hazard. When employees are exposed to falls of greater than 4-feet in general industry settings... More →
Deadly Falls and Construction Work
Most employees in the EHS realm know that falls are among the most serious of workplace accidents. A new database... More →
Preventing Dangerous Falls From Heights
Today's guest blog is from Jerry Laws of Occupational Health & Safety magazine. How should you conduct a fall hazards... More →
Slips, Trips, & Falls Checklist
Prevention of Slips, Trips, and Falls is major point of emphasis for employers across a wide range of industrial classifications... More →
Slips, Trips and Falls: Winter Edition
In fact, winter season slip and fall claims doubled over the previous year, to account for 29 percent of all... More →
Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Workplace
Each year, a slip, trip, or fall is the cause of roughly 1 in 6 workplace fatalities, in addition to... More →
Allegations of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: No, HR Didn’t Fail. WE did!
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, in the News and in Hollywood Right now, leaders are in a unique position to... More →
Lockout/Tagout
According to OSHA, failure to control hazardous energy accounts for nearly 10 percent of serious accidents in many industries. Safety... More →
Lock & Tag Toolkit
According to OSHA, the failure to control hazardous energy accounts for nearly 10% of the serious accidents in many industries... More →
Ladder Safety Tips
Each year in the U.S., falls from ladders result in more than 160,000 injuries and 300 deaths. Those numbers are... More →
Fall Arrest Systems
It might not seem like a topic that needs safety training, but falls are a major source of injury for... More →
Avoiding Slipping Hazards
Watch your step! This edition of safety training tips is about avoiding slipping hazards. Slips and falls account for 19,00... More →
Fall Protection & Prevention
There are 792 reasons for using fall protection. That’s the approximate number of fall fatalities in the construction industry, from... More →
Reducing Tripping Hazards
Sprains, fractures, bruises, or worse, are real risks posed by tripping hazards. These incidents can be avoided completely with the... More →
All About OSHA's "Focus Four" Construction Hazards
In the construction industry, certain hazards are present every day on the job site. To better understand and avoid these... More →
Checklist: Five Essential Elements of Workplace Health and Safety
We’ve created this checklist as a companion piece to the more extensive whitepaper, Five Essential Elements of Workplace Health and... More →
Aerial Lift Safety
In this safety training tip, we're discussing Aerial Lift Safety. Aerial lifts are vehicle-mounted, boom-supported aerial platforms, such as bucket... More →
Fatal Four Construction Hazards
This week's safety training tip's topic are the Fatal Four Construction Hazards. Construction industry jobs are high-risk. Falling, being struck-by... More →
Stand-down for Fall Prevention
While preventing falls where workers use ladders and lifts to carry out their job duties is a year-round task for... More →
Stand Down for Fall Safety
Preventing falls is a top priority for any construction worksite. Frequently claiming the top spot on OSHA’s top 10 safety... More →
South Dakota Active Violence Training: Strengthening Readiness with HSI's AVERT Program
The tragic episodes at Harrisburg High School in 2015 and the shooting at Sioux Steel in Sioux Falls in 202... More →
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 →
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 →
Construction Safety Infographic
Did you know that construction deaths account for more than 21% of all fatalities in private industry, and falls account... More →
Respiratory Protection
Did you know that an estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators throughout the United States? And that... More →
Arc Flash Prevention
Arc flash. That term is used a lot in safety training, but for some of those unfamiliar with the phrase... More →
Power Plant Safety
Power plants are complex environments that house high-voltage equipment, flammable materials, and hazardous chemicals. A momentary lapse in safety protocols... More →
Top 10 Warning Signs of Safety Training Fatigue
In each training session, at least one employee falls asleep.You’ve taken to bringing an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to training... More →
Why Personality Assessments are Beneficial in the Workplace
Why are personality assessments beneficial in the workplace? Why does it matter if an employee chooses “false” versus “mostly true”... More →