West Bend’s Safety Tips

How do you ensure an employee’s safety if you can’t observe the employee? Maybe the employee works alone, away from your primary location. This podcast will review some steps you can take to ensure the safety of your lone workers.

OSHA has provided an update on the COVID-19 violations issued to businesses through October 2020. This podcast will review the citations and penalties OSHA has issued and provide steps to avoid two of the more significant sources of citations.

Did you realize that not all OSHA enforcement programs are the same? Some states are covered by federal OSHA plans and others are covered by state OSHA plans. This podcast discusses OSHA federal and state plans, why they exist, and some of their differences.

The five-part “Safety Has No Easy Button” podcast series covered the key elements of a high-performing safety program. This podcast will summarize those key elements for your consideration.

This podcast is the fifth installment of the five-part series, Safety Has No Easy Button. It discusses the final element necessary for a world-class safety and health program.

OSHA has a program to recognize the best of the best employers when it comes to workplace safety. It’s called the voluntary protection program, or VPP. This podcast will review the VPP, its rewards, and why you may want to consider it.

OSHA has provided updated information on reporting COVID-19 hospitalizations and fatalities for employers.  It’s also the one-year anniversary of the Safety Bytes podcast.

Lobotomies have a strange history. In some respects, people want to address workplace safety in the same manner. Listen in to understand their parallels.

Is there an individual in your organization who’s responsible for the safety functions? Is that person a safety cop or a consultant? This podcast will talk about those two competing roles.

Hazard control programs – the fourth part of a comprehensive safety program. This podcast continues the series, “Safety has No Easy Button.”

Ototoxicants pose a known hazard to individuals both in and outside of work. Listen to this podcast to get a better understanding of what an ototoxicant is and how it can impact you and your employees.

Have you ever wondered where workplace safety started? I find the history of workplace safety interesting ... from where we started to how we got to OSHA’s creation in 1970. Take some time to listen to this brief history of workplace safety – from the Flintstones to the Jetsons.

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in the workplace. This podcast will discuss a recent study identifying the factors most beneficial in reducing motor vehicle accidents.

An interesting twist to OSHA’s ability to issue general-duty citations for excessive heat exposure.

Employees are often taught to use three points of contact when climbing ladders. However, I see too many injuries where employees didn’t use three points of contact. I’ll discuss alternatives to training employees on three points of contact as we’re failing falling employees.

A continuation of what it takes to have a great safety program. We’ll discuss the hierarchy of controls as part of hazard prevention and control.

This podcast about forklift training continues last week’s podcast with important discussions about what constitutes a type of forklift, as well as trainer qualifications.

OSHA has issued its second set of COVID-19 related citations. This podcast will review those citations and summarize the requirements for a fully compliant respiratory protection program. You’ll want to listen in if you require employees to wear N95 masks in your facility.

If you use a forklift in your facility, are you providing the necessary training to your forklift operators? This podcast will review forklift training, retraining, and evaluation requirements.

Did you hear about the employee who fell through the skylight? Listen to this podcast to make sure your employees are safe on the roof.