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Trenching & Excavation for Electric Utilities
Trenching & Excavation safety procedures are usually taught during safety training, but this video can help you to brush up... More →
Excavating and Trenching - Competent Person
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cave-ins have caused an average of 24 worker fatalities and 88 injuries on... More →
Excavating and Trenching Basics
Working in and around excavations or trenches can be hazardous. In 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 2... More →
Preventing Caught-in and Caught-between Incidents
Caught-in and caught-between injuries result when a worker gets squeezed, caught, crushed, pinched, or compressed between two or more objects... More →
Safety Training is Most Effective in the Learner's Native Language
The Importance of Native Language Safety Training... More →
True Stories in Safety Training
In 2011, OSHA fined a company in Illinois called AMD Industries. OSHA fined them $1.2 million dollars. Some of the... More →
Cutting Construction Risks: AI’s Role in Lowering TRIR
Construction sites are dynamic environments, constantly shifting and presenting unique safety challenges. Yet traditional training methods often fail to address... More →
7 Reasons You Should Be Holding Toolbox Talks
Depending on your industry, you may already be familiar with the concept of a toolbox talk, although there are many... More →
Are you on OSHA’s COVID-19 inspection list?
A new OSHA NEP helps employers know what to look out for.... More →
Knock, Knock—It’s OSHA: Programmed Inspections (Part 2)
Programmed inspections are OSHA’s lowest enforcement priority, but these inspections outnumber unprogrammed inspections, so it is clear that programmed inspections... More →
The Incidental Safety Professional
“What do you do for a living?” Safety... Safety Professional... Safety Engineer... Environmental Health & Safety…Chief Safety Officer... “Huh?” Wouldn’t... More →
HSI January Newsletter
Your monthly digest of EHS, Compliance, and Professional Development resources & news for you and your business, with something for everyone.... More →
What To Expect When You're Inspected
Barrett Pryce: (00:04)All right, let's kick it off. Welcome to today's EHS Daily Advisor webcast, what to expect when you're... More →
Safety 101: When Safety Needs Explaining
Barrett: Welcome to today's EHS Daily Advisor webcast, Safety 101: When Safety Needs Explaining. It does need explaining. People tell... More →
All the OSHA Acronyms! With Definitions!
One of the frustrating things about the government—or any large bureaucratic institution—is the jargon. Least popular for laymen are acronyms... More →
Trending Now – What You Need to Know About OSHA in 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) could be enacting some of the most significant changes in recent history this... More →
Teaching CPR to Children
It’s never too early to learn lifesaving skills! Young children can learn and retain basic skills that may help save... More →
Teaching Tips for Mobile CPR Instructors
One of the great business aspects of being a CPR Instructor is that you aren’t necessarily bound by a specific... More →
Spotlight: Teaching Hands-On Skills
CPR Manikins
CPR training manikins are designed for teaching healthcare professionals and lay rescuers lifesaving CPR skills. Choose from our wide array... More →
Become an AVERT Instructor
Become an Authorized AVERT Instructor in as little as one day. Our Instructor Development Course provides you with all the... More →
How to Give Effective Toolbox Talks, Part 3: The Delivery
Toolbox talks are a powerful teaching method that can have far-reaching effects on the health and safety of your workforce... More →
Learn with HSI Active Shooter Drills
Imagine you're in your usual day-to-day setting, and suddenly, you're faced with a situation you never thought would happen—an active... More →
Brayden CPR Manikins
The Brayden manikin allows students to see the real point of CPR – getting the blood flowing to the brain... 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 →
First Aid Treatment for Chiggers
We were recently asked our opinion on first aid treatment for chigger bites by an instructor who was teaching in... More →
121: From School Teacher to Associate Professor of Occupational Safety
In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Jan Handwerk, Associate Professor of Occupational Safety at the University of Central Oklahoma. Dr... More →
#57: Finding the Courage with Scott and Krista Geller - COVID-19 Special
In this star-studded episode of the Accidental Safety Pro, series host Jill James gets the opportunity to interview Scott and... More →
15 Rules of Defensive Driving
Motor vehicle accidents cause more workplace deaths than anything else. In 2020, 37% of on-the-job deaths in the United States... More →
What Is Micro-Learning?
I’ve been in the learning space for so long that I find these conversations about “microlearning” humorous. Because, in the... More →
118: A Conversation with ASSP's 2024 Outstanding Safety Educator
Jill had the pleasure of speaking with ASSP's 2024 Outstanding Safety Educator, Dr. Leslie Stockel! Leslie is an associate professor... More →
Teach Your Child to Call 911
Children can learn to call 911 from a young age, potentially saving a life by getting help where it’s needed... More →
Improve Training with Emergency Care Solutions
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO and represents 1.72 million members in more than... More →
Tips for Making On-the-Job Training Successful
Throughout our working careers, we are all bound to have a range of encounters with On-the-Job Training (OJT). In some... More →
Workplace Violence Prevention
HSI is the only partner well positioned to help businesses develop a workplace violence prevention strategy through a single provider... More →
How to Tell if Someone is a Good Fit for the Job
Managers play many roles, and that often includes the job of hiring. They are looking for the missing puzzle piece... More →
How to Become a CPR Instructor: For New and Experienced Instructors
CPR instructors have the unique opportunity to train community and workplace responders, including healthcare providers, first responders, law enforcement, caregivers... More →
#28: How to raise a safety pro
Podcast series host Jill James connects with Debra, a lecturer at her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the... More →
AVERT Stop the Bleeding Program | Darcy Leutzinger & Lindsay Gietzen
AVERT Takes the Principles of Run Hide Fight Training To The Next Level Just as the threat of active violence... More →
Oregon Active Shooter Education and Readiness
Regrettably, active shooter situations are increasingly prevalent in the United States, and Oregon has not been spared. From the 201... More →
Chemical Interactions
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Texas Active Shooter Training from AVERT
Texas has seen several active shooter incidents in recent years, with each underscoring a need for Texas active shooter training... More →
California Workplace Violence Prevention, California Labor Code 6401.9 (SB-553)
HSI is the ONLY partner positioned to help businesses in California meet the following needs of SB-553 for a workplace... More →
Q & A: How to Fix Boring Training?
Question: “How do we keep employees engaged in training we must do annually?” Answer: Training programs do get stale, especially... More →
Tennessee Active Shooter Training: Bolstering Safety with HSI's AVERT Program
The distressing incidents at the Thomas & Betts plant in Athens in 2017 and the Naval Reserve Center in Chattanooga... More →
ATD 2019 Keynote Recap: People Want to be Seen and Heard
ATD 2019 in Washington D.C. featured two keynote speakers whose messages overlapped very nicely for the talent development audience. Seth... More →