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10 Foolproof Ways to Improve Jobsite Safety

Construction Business Owner

Considering wage losses, medical expenses, administrative expenses and employer costs, NSC estimates the average cost per medically consulted injury in 2021 at $42,000. The following 10 actions can help you create a safer business, improve jobsite safety and mitigate on-the-job accidents.

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OSHA overturned on employer knowledge of scaffolding hazard

FDR Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently overturned an OSHA citation that partly revolved around the issue of whether an employer should have known of a hazardous condition that resulted in a scaffolding accident.

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New OSHA recordkeeping rule: Urgent need for employer review

FDR Safety

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. Employers should review their policies, procedures and programs to make sure they comply with the new anti-retaliation requirements.

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A Wake-up Message for Employers or An Ounce of Prevention…

FDR Safety

Jim Stanley is one of the nation’s most respected occupational safety consultants. For a FREE consultation, please contact us. For a FREE consultation, please contact us. The post A Wake-up Message for Employers or An Ounce of Prevention… appeared first on FDRsafety. Former No.

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OSHA Memorandum Takeaways: Incentive Programs & Post Incident Drug-Testing

FDR Safety

Create incentive programs based on safe practices and accident reporting, not just low accident rates. Drug testing should be used as a tool for investigating accidents, not as a punishment. For a FREE consultation, please contact Flavius Brown, Vice President at FDRsafety.

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Are Employers Required To Pay For Steel Toe Boots?

Work Gearz

Is your office or the employer liable to bear that particular expense of yours? The worker himself or the employer? It is the sole responsibility of the administrator or the employer to provide every safety measures to the employee, be it their work-boots or PPE or their safety glasses or head protection. Just imagine!

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August 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

FDRsafety named one of the top 3 safety consulting firms in the U.S. Employers may erroneously assume that the workplace statistic is the only one relevant to them, but the fact is that no matter where accidents occur, the consequences are in many ways the same. Stats show importance of employee safety on- and off-the-job.

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