SafetyGuardian April 2023

“A Spill, A Slip, A Hospital Trip.”
– Unknown

Trivia Question

Which of the following activities should be part of a workplace safety audit?

A review of employee safety training records and a discussion with employees about what they learned.
A facility walkthrough while completing a checklist to help identify potential hazards.
Discussions with maintenance personnel about equipment PM schedules and common issues that are reported.
All of these (and more) are important elements of a workplace safety audit.

Answer

Answer: D. With the ultimate goal of ensuring worker safety, a workplace safety audit must include more than a facility walkthrough with a checklist! A review of program documentation and discussions with workers provide valuable information and will help lead you to the best solutions to mitigate identified safety concerns. Join us on May 17 for Auditing Skills for Safety Professionals to learn more about conducting effective safety audits that will yield the positive results you need!

Timeout for Safety

Our next Timeout for Safety is Wednesday, April 19 at 2 p.m. This month’s Timeout will feature information related to conducting effective safety audits. As always, everyone is encouraged to bring questions and ideas to discuss with fellow safety professionals in an informal but informative session.

Save the Zoom link below and join the session on the scheduled date and time.

https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99470762385

Upcoming Sessions

May 17, 2023 02:00 PM
Jun 21, 2023 02:00 PM
Jul 19, 2023 02:00 PM
Aug 16, 2023 02:00 PM
Sep 20, 2023 02:00 PM
Oct 18, 2023 02:00 PM
Nov 15, 2023 02:00 PM
Dec 13, 2023 02:00 PM

Trainer Toolbox

Hearing Loss Prevention

The National Hearing Conservation Program has created a new video to help workers understand the impact of occupational hearing loss and how to prevent it.

10th Annual Stand-Down

The 10th annual Stand-Down to Prevent Falls will take place May 1-5. NC State Industry Expansion Solutions and Southeastern OTI are committed to helping prevent workplace falls and are hosting an OSHA 3115 Fall Protection class from May 2-4 in Irmo, SC. Check out the stand-down resources »

Featured Courses

(NEW!) Auditing Skills for Safety Professionals
May 17 | Greensboro, NC
October 4 | Raleigh, NC

This course is beneficial for safety and health managers and anyone else involved with conducting safety audits or inspections for their organization – plant and facility engineers, maintenance staff, individuals serving on an organization’s safety committee or inspection team, and others who want to sharpen their skills related to hazard identification in the workplace.

OSHA 7115 Lockout/Tagout [Controlling Hazardous Energy to Prevent Workplace Injury]
May 31 | Raleigh NC

This course describes the role and responsibility of the employer to develop and implement an energy control program, or lockout/tagout (LOTO) for the protection of workers while performing servicing and maintenance activities on machinery and equipment, using the OSHA standard for Control of Hazardous Energy.

OSHA 3085 Principles of Scaffolding
June 6-8 | Raleigh, NC

This course covers the requirements for safe construction and uses OSHA’s construction scaffold standards as a guide. Upon course completion, participants will be able to identify the types of scaffolds and their components, determine safe assembly, use, and disassembly, and recognize common violations of OSHA standards.

24-Hour Hazardous Materials Technician for Emergency Response
July 11-13 | Raleigh, NC

This course meets OSHA training requirements for hazardous materials technicians (individuals who respond to releases or potential releases to stop the release) as stipulated in 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii) and 29 CFR 1926.65 (q)(6)(iii).