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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-705
... internal investigation report. Securing and Documenting the Scene After taking emergency response measures designed to protect the lives of those involved in the crisis incident, the first priority for an employer should be to secure and document the scene of the incident. Securing the site is of vital...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-707
... to fatigue or distraction, which increases the risk of injury, and overall stress from the workplace environment can result in less organizational trust in the employer, reducing the likelihood that an employee will be compliant with the safety policy (Schulte et al., 2012). While the above outlines several...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-701
... The Employer Whisperer Um, we ve got an employer who s not very happy at all and she is making it plainly obvious, Louise told me. Louise works for me, and we were at our Career Fair, providing safety oversight based on how many students we get for the event with a limited number of spaces. It gets quickly...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-713
... of employers across the country covered by its HazCom Standard to be in full compliance with the changes arising from alignment with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Hazardous Chemicals (GHS). While the transition process certainly created areas of ambiguity...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-614
... Introduction Federal law tells us that, as employers, we are to provide a workplace free from hazards which are likely to cause serious injury or death and to comply with standards, rules and regulations issued under the OSH Act (Williams-Steiger, 1970). The reason for such laws is, because...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-609
... with applicable rules and regulations. IV. Adopting a comprehensive policy. Quantifying the Value of Fitness-for-Work Assessments A growing number of employers consider fitness-for-work (FFW) assessments an essential contributor to their organization s comprehensive environment, health and safety (EH&S...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-744
... in 1993, and in 2015 the Confined Spaces in Construction standard became law. However, despite these regulations and employers obligation to provide a safe and healthy workplace, on the average 100 employees in the United States a year die in confined spaces, and many more are injured or barely escape...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-615
... worker in the work area at any time, OR is not directly supervised by his or her employer, or another person designated as a supervisor, at any time This traditional definition of a lone worker identifies workers with high risk, high impact for an organization. his definition must change...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-769
... employer designer safety resource end user safety effort responsibility hierarchy constructor construction design maintainer hazard Session No. 769 Design for Safety Gary Cunningham, CSP Boston, MA Jason Edic, CSP Lee Kennedy Co., Inc. Quincy, MA Introduction The authors have a combined...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-S53
... & finance housekeeper janitorial task insurance productivity risk factor lifting musculoskeletal injury employer janitor ergonomic best practices exposure human factors procedure injury Session No. S53 Ergonomic Best Practices: Janitors, Custodians and Housekeepers Manuel G. Samudio, MBA...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-511
...Session No. 511 Key Safety and Health Documents: Shields or Swords? Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC Beltsville, MD Overview There are a multitude of reasons why employers create safety and health-related documentation. These include compliance with mandatory paperwork...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-518
... Since 2007, ANSI Z359.2 has been a guidance document for employers to establish a fall protection program. Changes to the document in 2017 are intended to make the standard more manageable and complete, hopefully increasing the safety of people who work at height. Developing and implementing...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-534
... had a work-related injury than the control group.14 Studies suggest that tolerance to the effects of marijuana develop in long-term users, and that impairment for short-term users is significantly greater by comparison. Implications for Drug Testing Programs Should Employers Maintain the Status Quo...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-577
... Introduction When an employee attempts to conduct an activity that is covered by OSHA, the employer is required by law to ensure workers are protected by the requirements in the standard that addresses that activity. OSHA's laws and standards are the minimum requirements the employer must...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-515
... that, in the event of a physical attack, the device will make environmental recordings and/or record location, and potentially send a distress message to designated contacts or local law enforcement. While the initial marketing push for these devices has been individuals, employers may consider these types...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-594
...Session No. 594 OSHA s Enforcement and Significant Changes in 2015 NFPA 70E Doug Tellin, ME, Owner Electrical Safety Specialists LLC Louisburg, KS Introduction The need to assist employers and employees in preventing electrical injuries and deaths has never been greater. With this need, there have...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-580
... wellness program to group health benefits used to be the first step for employers who want to proactively reign in their increasing group healthcare costs. This approach is slow, sometimes ineffective, and difficult to measure success. More importantly, this philosophy is becoming obsolete. By adding...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-588
... irritated when she realized the last few visit had not been needed. Even though she felt she had wasted time on recent therapy sessions, she kept the thought to herself so the employer never knew of the wasted time and money. Solutions: Assign responsibility for monitoring employee progress and medical...
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Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, June 19–22, 2017
Paper Number: ASSE-17-539
... The Impact of Fleet Management on Your Company's Risk Management Program Employers should consider that a collision can impact numerous policies. For commercial auto policies, there can be first-party bodily injury and property damage and third-party bodily injury and property damage. When...

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