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It's No Lie: Integrity Testing Can Improve Your Hiring Practices
Integrity testing is one easy way to ensure that new hires are bringing good morale to your workplace safety culture.
Safety Wars
The Galactic Empire has its priorities all wrong, and I'm not just talking about its proclivity for the dark side. With needlessly hazardous and inefficient workplaces, it’s no wonder they haven’t been able to bring order to the galaxy or quash rebel...
How Good Is Your Safety Training Program?
The purpose of safety training is to provide the knowledge necessary to perform a job safely. Training is one method employers use to assist employees in making safe decisions, improve safety culture, and remain compliant with OSHA and other federal ...
It's Time to Consider Order Fulfillment Safety
Believe it or not, on July 29th, 2015 there are only 148 days until Christmas! I apologize for making you think about the upcoming cold winter in the middle of this beautiful summer!
Are You Hiring Young Summer Workers?
Millions of young workers are likely to join the workforce this summer. Their labor and contributions are needed in workplaces across the country. But too often these young, seasonal and temporary workers do not receive enough formal safety training ...
Preparing Your New Hires For Work
When you started work at your company what was your first impression? Was it good? What was good about it? What do your employees think? Was safety a part of that first impression? Was it positive?
Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn!
"Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!" We all recognize this famous quote from the 1939 movie “Gone with the Wind”. In fact, according to the American Film Institute, this is the most famous movie quote of all time. Movies are entertainment and esc...
Holiday Stress Shouldn't Compromise Order Fulfillment Safety
A customer placing an order and the processing of that order is the true nature of business! It is getting very close to Halloween and we all know that Thanksgiving is next. For many businesses, this realization means the busiest time of the year i...
Hiring Practices That Make Smart “Cents” for Safety
As the sluggish economy begins to heat up rendering a more favorable business climate, cost conscious employers looking to grow their workforce need to be even more vigilant to their hiring practices. The search for a suitable fit can be an exhausti...
Young Workers, Old Story: Too Many Injuries
The special health section in Monday's Boston Globe featured a cover story about an issue important to every parent and, hopefully, every employer: workplace safety for young workers, particularly teenagers.
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