The location of your safety meetings can effect how comfortable
your audience members are. Consider whether the meetings will be on
the workers turf or on managements. Although workers might be
physically comfortable in a conference room, they also might be
psychologically uncomfortable and...Read More »
The location of your safety meetings can effect how comfortable
your audience members are. Consider whether the meetings will be on
the workers turf or on managements. Although workers might be
physically comfortable in a conference room, they also might be
psychologically uncomfortable and...Read More »
Regular
attendance at work is an essential function of most
jobs. However, there are many legitimate reasons why employees
cannot be at work every day. In order to help control absenteeism,
employers should have a policy that addresses issues associated
with attendance. These issues include...
Whether
an employer is required to provide rest and meal breaks is covered
by state law rather than the federal wage and hour laws. As
with many other state laws, rest and meal break requirements vary
from state to state. This can cause headaches for employers
who operate in more than one state.
Mana...
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Hiring
incentives, health care reform, rising unemployment costs and new
protections for employees . . .these are but a few of the current
human resources issues employers must address. Many employers,
especially those with smaller operations, often do not have the
time or resources to effectively...
Without
a doubt, employers are struggling during these difficult economic
times. Employees are struggling as well: pay cuts,
layoffs and doing more with less affect employees in many ways,
including morale. So in addition to financial concerns,
employers may be faced with employee morale
issues.
Pos...
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Consciously
or unconsciously, during a period of transition, a company's
energy, focus, attention and resources are transferred to other
priorities. Its therefore important that safety, health and well
being of employees be included in a company's vision or ideal
state. And this vision must be...Read More »Many safety trainers experience stage fright. But you can reduce
your fear by changing how you think about public speaking.
- Recognize the fear and acknowledge it exists. Just admit it to yourself.
- Reject the fear by making a conscious choice
- Replace stage fright with "stage delight" that's what...
Small business owners have a
significant monetary and 
personal investment in their businesses. This can be a
tremendous motivation to succeed. However, if owners take
issues involving employee conduct personally, problems can arise.
For example, if an employee complains that the owner doesn’t
care...
On-line social media, such as social networking websites and
blogs, can be highly effective business tools for sharing ideas and
exchanging information. However, they can present challenges for
employers trying to balance the
responsibility to monitor and respond to employee misuse of social
media...
To
keep new workers safe, employers must be very clear on performance
and expectations and adherence to safety requirements. For new,
inexperienced , returning or transferred workers, your orientation
should include:
- An introduction to managers, human resource personnel, along with supervisors and...
If
you want to get the bigger picture of your shop-wide safety
situation, open the lines of communication with your maintenance
staff. You should be talking to the people who repair, install,
tune up and paint. They're usually the first to see flaws, cracks,
breaks, sags and smoke. Teach them to...Read More »For the first three months of 2010,
employee absence rates averaged 0.8 percent of scheduled worker
days. While this may no
t
seem to be a lot, absenteeism is one of the human resource issues
that frustrates and concerns employers.
The HR Department at Management 2000, a PEO with offices...
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently proposed a number of regulatory revisions. OSHA’s goal in requesting these revisions is to remove or revise requirements that are confusing, outdated, duplicative, or inconsistent. These proposed changes include a number of revisions...
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Just
because your company is not subject to FMLA because of its size
(less than 50 employees within a 75-mile radius), that doesn’t
automatically mean you will not be required by law to provide some
types of medical leaves. If you have 15 or more employees, the
“reasonable accommodation” provision...
Regular
attendance at work is an essential function of most
jobs. However, there are many legitimate reasons why employees
cannot be at work every day. In order to help control absenteeism,
employers should have a policy that addresses issues associated
with attendance. These issues include...
Whatever
training aid you choose for your presentations, don't let it steal
your show. For example, instead of repeating whats on a PowerPoint
slide, use the slide to only reinforce an important point. Go where
the class takes you. Instructors who are not very familiar with
their topic tend to use...Read More »
Effective
communication is a essential skill for safety professionals.
Whether you re communicating through an internal memo, safety
training or in person, its important to ensure that you re message
is understood. This is just as important when you re sending a
message electronically. Remember...Read More »
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has issued a new interpretation of compensable time for workers changing into or out of protective clothing. This changes the prior interpretation that time employees spend donning and doffing protective clothing was not compensable under the...
Read More »Employers
need to be sure that the candidate they hire for a particular
position meets the requirements for the job. These
requirements may include, among other things, a certain level of
education or job experience. The sad truth is that some
candidates lie on their resumes and/or applications....
People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder( ADHD) can sometimes find it difficult to remember information, follow directions, concentrate and complete work on time. These few strategies may help workers with ADHD be a safer and more productive employee:
- Allow workers to complete demanding...
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