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Manufacturing Safety: Learning from Expensive Lessons in American Industry
An examination of recent OSHA violations at three American manufacturing facilities, with recommendations for improving safety conditions in your organization... More →
Manufacturing
Manufacturing facilities rely on their maintenance teams to ensure equipment reliability because it is the lifeline of the operation. When... More →
Manufacturing
Your industry shapes the world around us—impacting every sector, institution, and environment. You take pride in answering the question, "How... More →
Manufacturing Safety: Learning from Expensive Lessons in American Industry
An examination of recent OSHA violations at three American manufacturing facilities, with recommendations for improving safety conditions in your organization... More →
Current Good Manufacturing Practices in Food Production
Current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) are general practices and procedures recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure... More →
Persistent Risks: Why Manufacturing Needs a New Approach to Safety
Manufacturing is a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, employing over 12.7 million workers. Yet, despite advancements in automation and process... More →
How Are Food Manufacturing Workers Protected From Chemical Exposure?
Food processing and manufacturing facilities must be kept clean and sanitary to protect food safety and prevent foodborne illness. Chemical... More →
Keeping It Safe in Manufacturing
The construction industry is usually top of mind when it comes to accidents in the workplace, but the equipment and... More →
The Benefits of a Manufacturing Training Program
Manufacturing jobs are all about making, building, and assembling— actively doing tasks that produce the company’s goods. When success... More →
Salmonella Control in Food Manufacturing
The CDC estimates that approximately 1.35 million illnesses and 420 deaths occur due to non-typhoidal Salmonella annually in the United... More →
Listeria Control in Food Manufacturing
Listeria monocytogenes is a common strain of pathogenic bacteria in the food processing and manufacturing industries. Food manufacturers are particularly... More →
Pest Control in Food Manufacturing
Pests are naturally drawn to food manufacturing and processing plants. Common pests in and around these facilities include rodents, flies... More →
Q & A: Decline of Manufacturing Injuries
Question: “Can the decline from 1970 to 2009 be attributed to the environment moving from manufacturing environment to a more... More →
Foreign Material Control in Food Manufacturing
Physical contaminants in food processing and manufacturing plants can pose serious health hazards to consumers. Common physical contaminants include metal... More →
Cleaning and Sanitizing in Food Manufacturing
Food manufacturers must implement and follow proper cleaning and sanitizing procedures to prevent cross-contamination, foodborne illness, and accelerated spoilage. To... More →
Qualified Electric Workers in the Manufacturing Industry
The OSHA standards relating to qualified electric workers (QEW) can be confusing. How do you identify which workers are QEWs?What... More →
Floor and Drain Cleaning in Food Manufacturing
Floors and drains are a commonly overlooked source of contamination in food manufacturing and processing facilities. Drains are a notorious... More →
Proper Hand Hygiene and Handwashing in Food Manufacturing
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that if everyone routinely washed their hands, 1 million deaths a year could... More →
How an All-in-One EHS System Simplifies Manufacturing Safety
Safety is a constant challenge in manufacturing. Despite extensive safety measures, injuries remain alarmingly common. In 2023 alone, the U.S... More →
5 Ways AI is Transforming Safety Communication in Manufacturing
In manufacturing, safety communication is the backbone of preventing injuries, ensuring compliance, and fostering trust within teams. Yet, for many... More →
Onboarding Made Easy: Streamlining New Worker Safety in Manufacturing with AI
First-year workers are among the most vulnerable employees in manufacturing, accounting for 35% of workplace injuries. These injuries not only... More →
Preventing Struck-By and Caught-Between Injuries in Manufacturing
Manufacturing facilities have a wide variety of machines, heavy equipment and moving parts, all of which can be hazardous to... More →
Don’t Forget the Human Element of Your Safety Program
As the landscape of construction, manufacturing, and utility sectors evolves, this eBook underscores the importance of whole-person safety in addressing... More →
How PepsiCo Streamlined the Management of Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets
PepsiCo is well known for marketing, manufacturing, and distributing Pepsi soda, but the multinational company has more than 500 brands... More →
A Practical Guide to Workplace Audits and Inspections
Unlock the Power of Smarter Safety Audits & Inspections In high-risk industries like construction and manufacturing, safety isn’t just about... More →
Supporting a Legacy of Safety at Hershey
Client Story: Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Founded in 1927 when Milton S. Hershey separated his entertainment and community-building endeavors from... More →
From Safety to Productivity: How Effective Training Fuels Industrial Success
In today's industrial environment, balancing safety, compliance, and productivity is key to success. Effective training programs are essential for this... More →
Annual Safety Training Plan
When launching a safety training program, the hardest question to answer is: where do we start? With a diversity of... More →
Central Utilities
Whether you’re a university or college, manufacturing facility, hotel, resort, or hospital, our online training content helps onboard new employees... More →
14 Tips for Saving Money on Workers Compensation
If you’re struggling to control rising workers compensation costs, this resource will help you start making sense of it all... More →
Qualified Electric Worker (QEW)
OHSA’s qualified electric worker (QEW) standards can be confusing whether you’re a manufacturing facility, construction site, or utility. Many people... More →
Machine Guarding
Workers who operate and maintain machinery suffer approximately 18,000 injuries and over 800 deaths per year. ...and machine safeguards are... More →
Sabert Corporation improves safety culture, reduces TRIR and claims after implementing HSI EHS solutions
Sabert Corporation chooses HSI EHS System for ease of use and complexity of applications. Company: Sabert CorporationSolution: EHSQ Incident, Claims... More →
Qualified Electric Worker (QEW) – Everything you Need to Know to Comply with OSHA 1910.332 & 1910.333
It’s not just regulatory compliance. In the last 10 years, more than 20,000 workers were injured in workplace electrical accidents... More →
Employee Safety Training Topics
Create a culture of workplace safety with our microlearning safety training videos. We offer a wide variety of safety courses... More →
#17: First year safety pro syndrome
Series host Jill James connects with Katie, a safety specialist in manufacturing from the Milwaukee area. Katie is one of... More →
Workplace Risks: Flammable Liquids and Burn Injuries
Fuels, solvents, cleaners, paints, adhesives – it would be hard to find a modern manufacturing facility that doesn’t use flammable... More →
Organic Peroxides in the Workplace
Organic peroxides are highly useful chemicals which are used in a wide range of laboratory and plastics manufacturing applications. They... More →
5 Tips for Pedestrian Forklift Safety in the Workplace
Forklifts are key players in numerous industries, such as warehousing and manufacturing, streamlining the movement of heavy goods with ease... More →
Laying the Foundation: Behavior-Based Safety and EHS Software for a Safer Workplace
It’s a brisk Monday morning at a bustling manufacturing plant. Machines hum in harmony, forklifts whir by, and the air... More →
Understanding Industrial Skills: The Key to a Safe, Productive Workforce
Industrial skills are often associated solely with technical know-how, especially in manufacturing and process industries. While technical skills are indeed... More →
Compressed Gas Cylinders
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
122: Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries With a Human Performance Coach
Are your employees in a physically demanding occupation? This episode is for you! Jill is joined by Jason Bacigalupo, a... More →
Avoid These 5 Common Workplace Safety Mistakes with EHS Software
Imagine the hum of a busy manufacturing plant, where every worker and machine plays a part in keeping production moving... More →
Machine Guarding
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Universal Waste Storage
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
#56: Printing Companies, Paper, and Safety
In this episode of The Accidental Safety Pro, podcast series host Jill James is joined by Jeff, a seasoned safety... More →
Industrial Skills Training
Skilled workers are retiring faster than the next generation’s ability to fill those roles. Whether you require system operators, qualified... More →
Toxic Gas Cabinets
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Lessons from a Life in Safety: #6
Be a Business Language Learner About 2 years ago, a CEO named Trevor asked to meet with me. Trevor is... More →