West Bend’s Safety Tips

As technology continues to advance, we find ourselves spending more time in front of computer screens. How can we minimize computer monitor complications and keep our eyes from feeling fatigue? This podcast gives you some practical rules to follow.

OSHA recently released updated data on the top OSHA violations by industry. This podcast will briefly review the top citations for common industries and the routine violations for which OSHA issues citations.

Do you or your staff assist residents, patients, clients, or students with the use of gait belts? Using the physics of transfer when conducting a gait belt transfer may be the difference between safety and injury, not only for the person you’re transferring, but also for staff members. Listen to find out more about the physics of a transfer.

There have recently been fatal injuries to employees in the vehicular traffic areas near loading docks. Listen to learn some of the steps you can take to prevent serious injuries in the area outside of your loading docks and loading zones.

No matter where you work, there are benefits to keeping the objects you often use within optimal reach. Paying attention to ergonomics in your daily activities pays off by increasing productivity and preventing injuries.

How do you assess the best face mask for yourself or your employees? Respirators have specific regulations that apply to them; however, the face masks most of us are using for COVID-19 protection have no such regulatory requirements. A new consensus standard hopes to change that. Listen to learn more.

OSHA announced adjustments to civil penalty amounts. This podcast reviews the new amounts that can be issued for various types of OSHA citations.

Accommodating light duty for injured employees has significant benefits. Learn how light duty can provide you with considerable savings.

Many organizations rely on volunteers to further their missions. When one of these volunteers is injured while volunteering, is it covered under workers’ compensation? Listen to this podcast to find out.

A recent fatality reinforced my belief that safety often results from tragedy. I’ll discuss this and how we can learn more quickly from the losses others have experienced.

OSHA has released guidance for employers outside of healthcare to help them implement Covid-19 prevention measures. Learn what’s in this guidance and if OSHA can enforce it.

An employer is faced with having an employee break one of its safety rules or potentially violate ADA. What do the courts think the employer should do?

Each year, from February 1 to April 30, employers who are required to maintain OSHA 300 logs must post their annual summaries. In addition, many of these organizations must report this information electronically to OSHA. This podcast will review these two requirements.

It’s a new year. Are you setting safety goals for all employees in your organization? What are good safety goals? Listen to this podcast to find out.

Does your workplace safety program focus on injury prevention or OSHA compliance? There is a difference and you need to be aware of it. This podcast will explain.

Pallets, whether wood, plastic, or other material, create three primary types of employee safety hazards in the workplace, yet few employers address these hazards.  This podcast reviews the hazards of pallets and pallet handling.

Employers can generally require vaccinations when they’re a business necessity. But should they? This podcast reviews some of the issues with a workplace vaccination requirement.

Some employers feel that if they self-pay their workers’ compensation claims out of their own pocket, it will reduce their experience modification rate and ultimately lower their workers’ compensation costs. In this podcast, we discuss the practice of employers self-paying all or part of their workers’ compensation claims costs.

Older workers tend to have more serious, but less frequent workplace injuries. This podcast will cover what employers can do to address this issue.

Some employers feel that having an employee successfully complete a physical ability test is a critical prerequisite to being hired. The thought is that employees who have the physical ability to complete the work, won’t have an injury. Is that true? This podcast reviews pre-hire physical ability tests.