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Power Up Your Safety Committee

By Adam Johnsen | Published March 28, 2018

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.

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Member Spotlight: Evergreen Metropolitan District

By CSD Pool | Published January 16, 2017

In September 2016, the CSD Pool’s Safety Consultant Adam Johnsen had the privilege of visiting the good folks at Evergreen Metropolitan District. We were so impressed with this district’s dedication to safety that we had to feature them in this issue’s Member Spotlight.

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Charting a Safer Future

By Adam Johnsen | Published January 16, 2017

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.

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Member Spotlight: Pueblo West Metropolitan District

By Joe Vajgrt | Published July 1, 2016

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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Accident Prevention: What’s it Going to Take?

By Adam Johnsen | Published July 1, 2016

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.

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Safety Committees The What and Why (Part 3 of 3) feat. Eagle River Water and Sanitation District

By Safety Management Group | Published January 20, 2016

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.

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Safety Committees: The What and the Why (Part 2 of 3)

By Safety Management Group | Published October 7, 2015

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.

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District Feature: Douglas County Libraries

By Safety Management Group | Published October 7, 2015

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.

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Safety Committees: The What and Why

By Safety Management Group | Published July 14, 2015

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.

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Seven Steps for Better Communication Among Safety Professionals

By Safety Management Group | Published April 13, 2015

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?

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