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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 →
OSHA Safety Training: 5 Things to Know
Here are five things every employer should understand when it comes to meeting OSHA’s vast — but important — safety... More →
Qualified Electric Worker FAQ
We hear a lot of questions from people about how they make sure their QEW training protects their workers and... More →
Webinar: Vaccination and Test Tracking – Keeping Workers Safe
Looking for a way to log, track, and maintain employee vaccination status and test results? Unsure what the latest federal... 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 →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1910.147 - Lockout/Tagout
The sixth most cited hazard by OSHA in Fiscal Year 2022 is lockout/tagout or Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout), general... More →
OSHA 30 Hour Training
The 30-hour OSHA Outreach courses provide more comprehensive awareness training on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of workplace hazards... More →
OSHA 10 and 30 Hour Courses & History
A lot of companies and job sites are now requiring workers to obtain their OSHA 10 or 30 Hour card... More →
HSI December Newsletter
Your monthly digest of EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
Safety Comes in Many Colors
You might not think of a construction site as a bright and colorful place, but the orange and yellow safety... More →
A Decade with OSHA’s Outreach Training Program
Eight million, eight hundred forty-six thousand, three hundred and eighty-two (8,846,382) That is how many workers have been trained in... More →
Happy Birthday OSHA!
OSHA has a birthday? Indeed, and it’s 50 years old today. Fifty years ago, President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety... More →
How-To: Determining State or Federal OSHA Jurisdiction
How-To: Determining State or Federal OSHA Jurisdiction Did You Know: Employers under state Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) plans... More →
What OSHA’s 2022 Top 10 List Says About Workplace Safety in the United States
Each year OSHA publishes a top 10 list of the most frequently cited standards found during inspections conducted by federal... More →
Who is a “Competent Person” as defined by OSHA?
Alright. We get enough questions about this that it’s time to clear up the big mystery: what is a “Competent... More →
Maximizing Your Workforce Training Investment
The first thing you want to know is who needs what training and then you have to figure out how... More →
Q & A: State & Federal Training Requirements
Q & A: State & Federal Training Requirements Question: “Where do I find information about state & federal safety training... More →
The Trouble with “OSHA-Approved”
What’s the 4-Letter Word (equivalent) of Safety? The nails on the proverbial chalk board? The eye-roller? This two word combo... More →
Q & A: Occupational Injury Reporting & Inspection Recording
Question #1: 1 Can you record questions and answers of the inspection? Answer #1: Yes and no. There’s nothing in... More →
Q & A: Combustible Waste Materials
Question: “Is there a rule on size of shred bins with no sprinkler system in the work place?” Answer: Nope... 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 →
OSHA 10- and 30-hour Training for Construction Worker Safety
Although OSHA requires that all employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace, it’s no secret that construction... More →
HSI June 2023 Newsletter
Your monthly digest of EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
Active Shooter Response & Situational Awareness
"Mom, I'm fairly certain we'll be having a lock-down drill today at school." – Kids everywhere right now. Your student... More →
Help! My Organization Wants to Nearly Eliminate Safety Training
Making the Connection A lot of employers want to know if there is a specific, minimum amount of time that... More →
Facts About OSHA 10 & 30 Online Training
HSI is one of the extremely few companies authorized by federal OSHA to provide the 10/30 hour courses online, and... More →
How Do I Become an Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer?
We had a customer ask if our OSHA 30 Hour Courses can be used as part of the requirements to... 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 →
The Facts About Obtaining an OSHA Card
Many job creators ask their workers to obtain an OSHA card. This often refers to the Occupational Safety and Health... More →
Hazardous Effects of Hazardous Energy – Stay Safe and in Control
Well thought-out plans to control hazardous energy prevent 50,000 injuries and 120 deaths a year, according to OSHA. Hazardous energy... More →
Unsafe Behaviors
What’s the hazard here? The employee is working from an unprotected side or edge without benefit of a fall protection... More →
HSI’s Online Safety Engagement Survey Available Now
HSI Learning Systems is live with a new online tool for measuring employee perceptions and attitudes about occupational health and... 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 →
Q & A: OSHA Inspections & Subpoenas
Question: “Are employees required to speak to the inspector?” Answer: No. Employee interviews are voluntary. However, OSHA can work to... More →
What to Look for When Buying a Learning Management System (LMS)
Search around and you’ll quickly notice that a “learning management system” is narrowly defined as “software” for the administration of... More →
OSHA Approved
What’s the hazard here? The hazard is misinformation. There is no such thing as “OSHA Approved.” Though this term of... More →
Safety Focus: Elevated Work Safety
Ladders and scaffolding are important resources in many occupations. They’re also frequent visitors on OSHA’s top ten most-cited violations list... More →
How OSHA Inspectors Think: 300A Annual Summary
OSHA 300 Logs February 1st will be here sooner than you know, which means now is the time to start... More →
Q & A: Globally Harmonized System Updates
Question: “Are there new training requirements for staff for the GHS update since the 2014/15 rollout?” Answer: No. June 1st... More →
Q & A: Portable Ladder - ANSI Standards
Question: “What is the minimum weight capacity allowed for a portable ladder in general industry?” Answer: Wood, or metal? In... More →
What is the cost of not training your employees?
The business world has come a long way. Employee training—once considered an optional benefit employers provided to the most promising... More →
Scaffold No-No
What’s the hazard here? What isn’t the hazard here is the better question, right? Let’s keep this simple. Each manufactured... More →
FAQs for OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training
We’d like to answer your questions about OSHA 10 & 30 Hour training! Did you know that HSI offers OSHA... More →
Training Spotlight Part Two – Faqs for OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training
We’d like to answer your questions about OSHA 10 & 30 Hour training! Did you know that HSI offers OSHA... 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 →
Q & A: Two Hands on a Ladder? 1910.21 - 1910.30—Walking Working Surfaces
Question: “Can you work on a ladder that is above the height required for fall protection? If yes, can you... More →
Q & A: OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards
Question: “Does OSHA have a "high-risk" hazard list, like combustible dust, or lack of FR clothing in facilities with Flash... More →
Truck Crane Safety
What’s the hazard here? Well, let’s start by naming what we see here. The photo shows a service truck crane... More →
Confined Spaces
Each year, an average of 92 fatalities occurs from confined spaces locations due to asphyxiation, acute or chronic poisoning, or... More →