National Safety Month

National Safety Month, sponsored by the National Safety Council, is an annual observance to educate and influence behaviors around the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. Remember that your employees' safety is ultimately your responsibility and that failure to guard that safety can result in problems and/or lawsuits that can damage both your reputation and your bottom line. This week we look at some types of incidents that could be prevented with proper awareness and planning.

Employee safety is a critical part of any business. (Item #1)   Are you too complacent about workplace safety? (Item #2)   Even if you don't realize, an office can be a dangerous place. (Item #3)  

Workplace violence is a huge threat to everyone's safety. (Item #4)   Electrical safety should be every organization's concern. (Item #5)   Use this checklist to see if your safety measures are up to par. (Item #6)  

As always, we look forward to hearing your comments & insights regarding business continuity. If you have a topic you'd like us to cover, email me at [email protected].

Bob Mellinger, President
Attainium Corp

1. Employee Safety: Taking Care of Business

Employee Safety is a top concern everywhere in the business community. How do you take care of your employees and present a safe workplace environment for them to produce and grow? The main concern is your workers health. You do not want them to get hurt from any given possibility. Therefore, you have to take preventive measures.
http://www.sooperarticles.com/business-articles/workplace-safety-articles/employee-safety-taking-care-business-55226.html

2. Workplace Safety Article: Avoiding Corporate Complacency

Every day in the United States on the average, 15 workers lose their lives as a result of injuries or illnesses related to their work - that's over 5700 people. These people leave behind families, friends, and co-workers. The single most common cause is complacency - an attitude that "it won't happen to me."
http://www.sideroad.com/Workplace_Safety/workplace-safety-article.html

3. The Facts on Office Safety

You may think that since you work in an office you don't have to worry about being injured. However, offices can become dangerous because people don't anticipate the potential hazards. Studies show that over one-fourth of office injuries are caused by falls.
http://www.conneyblog.com/safety-articles/the-facts-on-office-safety

4. Workplace Violence: Violence Can Happen Here

A very real, clear and present danger lurks just beyond the consciousness of people who work together eight to ten hours a day, five to seven days a week. It is the potential for violence to occur in your workplace. Increasingly, the Human Resources function is both the target of these threats of workplace violence and the organization's first line of defense for the prevention of workplace violence.
http://humanresources.about.com/od/healthsafetyandwellness/a/workviolence.htm

5. Office Electrical Safety

Electricity is essential to the operations of a modern automated office as a source of power. Electrical equipment used in an office is potentially hazardous and can cause serious shock and burn injuries if improperly used or maintained.
http://www.backbenimble.com/articles/offelecsfty.htm

6. Twenty-one things to do for a safe workplace

Safety is a top priority in the workplace, and federal and state OSHA regulations are changing all of the time. Use this checklist to improve the safety conditions in your workplace and to ensure compliance with regulations.
http://images.inc.com/tools/downloads/21570.doc