Safety & Self Motivation
SafetyNow has been involved in safety compliance and training since 1929. In our early days we operated as a magazine and newsletter publisher for trade associations throughout North America; our public facing brand was The Safe Foreman. Periodically I take some time to thumb through our old articles and stories to see how OHS has changed, and how it hasn't. I always have to remind myself that the constant through the years is that we are always trying to influence human behavior, and that it's a game of inches and not yards. It's about iterative improvement... training, testing, auditing, correcting, [...]
Teamwork & Culture Safety Talk
WHAT’S AT STAKE Nearly everyone has heard sayings such as ‘Many hands make light work’ or ‘None of us is as smart as all of us.’ These sayings refer to teamwork. Many people associate teamwork with sales teams or sports teams, but teamwork is also a vital element in keeping you and your co-workers safe and healthy on the job. WHAT’S THE DANGER Have you met a ‘lone wolf’ in the workplace? This type of person sticks to himself, shuns contact with others and isn’t out to be friendly or popular with co-workers. The lone wolf doesn’t need or want [...]
State of Safety Survey
Safety culture, or the way safety is perceived, valued and prioritized in any company, has obvious effects on accident rates, but it also impacts competitiveness, productivity, reliability, and employee morale. Companies with an effective safety culture know that by making safety an asset rather than a risk brings them positive economic results throughout their business. Of course, as a Safety Professional, you have an understanding of the effectiveness of your safety program – but do you have effective benchmarks against other companies? Do you KNOW what is working for others in your industry? What isn’t? Bongarde and the Work Safety [...]
Wildfire Safety
Warm and dry conditions are making wildfires easier to start and more difficult to put out, a trend that can be clearly seen by last year's record-setting season in North America, which has already been eclipsed in 2021, with months left in the fire season. Given that this summer is already being characterized by a historic heatwave, extreme drought and record temperatures, 2021 is shaping up to be a particularly devastating wildfire season. Besides the millions of acres of forest losts, wildfires are consuming more and more of State and Provincial budgets (particularly in the west), and the economic impacts [...]
Back Injuries and Prevention Safety Meeting Kit
WHAT’S AT STAKE The back is made up of bones, muscles, ligaments, vertebrae, disks, and connective tissue, and workplace back injuries can damage any of those. Though injuries can happen anywhere along the spinal column between the head and the tailbone, the majority of workplace back injuries involve the lower back. Perhaps the most common of these are disk problems, which result when one of the disks that act as a shock absorber between the vertebrae in our spinal column are suddenly compressed and ends up protruding out of its normal position. If this disk touches a spinal nerve it [...]
Supported Learning Resources in SafetyNow
The following section will show you how SafetyNow supports different methods of content delivery including self-learning and face-to-face training SELF-LEARNING The core platform for SafetyNow is self-learning. SafetyNow’s course platform allows participants to complete learning at any time of day or night using a PC, mobile or tablet. To complete a course, a worker must first watch a video and then pass an essential assessment. After that they can download a course certificate. In addition to the core topic, learners are able to take on optional extension assessment for extra credit. During the extension, learners are asked to reflect on [...]
Microlearning For Safety Training
Unfortunately, traditional safety training usually does not consider the characteristics of adult education. It is not flexible enough in terms of when and where to learn, and does not take the adults’ prior learning experiences into account. Microlearning can be a way to address adult learners in more adequate ways. It has 2 major advantages: Flexibility. Employees can decide on their own where, how, and in which order to learn. Easy access. Employees only need limited time resources for microlearning and can “squeeze it in” between longer work processes, before or after breaks. These advantages strongly rely on the right [...]
Microlearning For Safety Training
Unfortunately, traditional safety training usually does not consider the characteristics of adult education. It is not flexible enough in terms of when and where to learn, and does not take the adults’ prior learning experiences into account. Microlearning can be a way to address adult learners in more adequate ways. It has 2 major advantages: Flexibility. Employees can decide on their own where, how, and in which order to learn. Easy access. Employees only need limited time resources for microlearning and can “squeeze it in” between longer work processes, before or after breaks. These advantages strongly rely on the right [...]
SAVE 10% on OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training Online
Hiring new employees to restart this economy after the pandemic? Looking to take advantage of growth opportunities? Need to get employees trained, certified and working quickly, efficiently and safely? SafetyNow can help you get your OSHA required training online, and save you some money too. What is OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training? The OSHA Outreach Training Program provides training for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces. SafetyNow’s OSHA 10 & 30 Hour training for General Industry and Construction supports OSHA’s mission of increasing worker productivity and ensuring that workers are more [...]
SAVE 10% on OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training Online
Hiring new employees to restart this economy after the pandemic? Looking to take advantage of growth opportunities? Need to get employees trained, certified and working quickly, efficiently and safely? SafetyNow can help you get your OSHA required training online, and save you some money too. What is OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Training? The OSHA Outreach Training Program provides training for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces. SafetyNow’s OSHA 10 & 30 Hour training for General Industry and Construction supports OSHA’s mission of increasing worker productivity and ensuring that workers are more [...]
June is National Safety Month
Workplaces are becoming less safe! Workplace fatalities and injuries are up an average of 10% year over year across North America, and occupational injuries happen most often in the summer. This June, in honor of National Safety Month, we’re showing you the ways you can help your employees stay safe this season. For many people, summer brings carefree days of outdoor fun. But for workers, summer may also mean a higher risk of on-the-job injuries. And for employers, that means lost productivity and a seasonal spike in workers’ compensation claims. That’s definitely no one’s idea of fun. Summer should be a time [...]
Checklist: Emotional Wellness Checklist
Emotional wellness is the ability to successfully handle life’s stresses and adapt to change and dificult times. Here are tips for improving emotional health:
