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Power Up Your Safety Committee
Safety is an ongoing process. Your safety committee needs tools and support to ensure a safe workplace for everyone. Take a look at how our services can assist your district’s safety committee.
Posted in Member Services, Safety
Also tagged Safety and Loss Prevention Grant Program, safety awards program, safety culture, targetsolutions
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Charting a Safer Future
No successful journey begins with someone blindly setting out without a plan, a goal, or proper gear. Even organizations, like special districts for example, need to have those things established before embarking on any kind of a quest.
Posted in Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety, Training
Also tagged adam johnsen, safe work environment, safety consultant, safety culture, unsafe behaviors
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Member Spotlight: Pueblo West Metropolitan District
Pueblo West Metropolitan District has shown an exemplary commitment to the safety and wellbeing of their employees and visitors, which is why they’re our featured member spotlight. Utilizing a multi-pronged approach to address worker health, safety, and loss prevention topics, Pueblo West has demonstrated a commitment to constantly improve while instilling a culture of inclusion and buy-in from all district employees.
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Also tagged Member Spotlight, Pueblo West Metropolitan District
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Accident Prevention: What’s it Going to Take?
No one wants to see a coworker become seriously injured. Yet every year, millions of people suffer injuries on the job, ranging in severity from minor to life-threatening. We have the choice to be more proactive and safety-minded in the culture of our workplaces.
Posted in Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety
Also tagged adam johnsen, safety, safety culture, safety program
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Safety Committees The What and Why (Part 3 of 3) feat. Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
Safety committees can be highly effective channels for delivering safety information as well as encouraging feedback and suggestions from your entire workforce. But some of the most well-intentioned safety committees fall far short of management’s expectations–usually for one of several common reasons.
Posted in Members, Safety
Also tagged ERWSD, loss prevention, workplace safety Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
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Safety Committees: The What and the Why (Part 2 of 3)
The first step in making a safety committee work most effectively is making sure that it has the right members. As we noted in the last issue of The Risk Management Review, the most productive committees include participants from throughout the company or the specific jobsite, with members representing levels from hourly workers to upper management.
Posted in Loss Prevention, Safety, Training
Also tagged safety management group
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District Feature: Douglas County Libraries
Douglas County Libraries see a total of nearly 1.9 million visitors pass through the doors of their six branches each year. With so many visitors, each of their 312 employees shares a responsibility to promote and maintain a safe, healthy environment for visitors and staff.
Posted in Members, Safety
Also tagged employee safety, health and wellness, injury prevention, safety, workplace safety
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Safety Committees: The What and Why
Some companies and managers view safety as a top-down concept. Management sets out the rules, and the workers are expected to follow without question. But without buy-in from the workers, those rules are likely to create dissension and lead to bigger problems – or prove to be inappropriate in real-world situations.
Posted in Loss Prevention, Members, Safety
Also tagged Clifton Sanitation, safety, safety culture, safety management group, workplace safety
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Seven Steps for Better Communication Among Safety Professionals
On a jobsite, it’s pretty easy to tell where one craft begins and another ends. Each craft’s job has its boundaries, and one craftsperson isn’t likely to venture into another’s area of expertise. But what happens when the safety manager for the mechanical contractor notices that an electrician isn’t grounding a circuit correctly?
Posted in Loss Prevention, Safety, Training
Also tagged accidents, employee safety, equipment safety, injury prevention, loss prevention, safety, workplace safety
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