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March 2008
Prevention through Design
Championing the cause: NIOSH offers details about its 2007 Prevention through Design workshop, as well as other resources about the initiative.
Page view: OSHA maintains a
topics page on Prevention through Design.
Read the research: "Investigation of the Viability of Designing for Safety"
Professor John A. Gambatese of Oregon State University and others examine Prevention through Design in the construction industry for the Center to Protect Workers' Rights.
Off-the-job safety
Sharing ideas: Find details on this year's
Off-the-Job Safety Symposium.
Create a barometer: Contact the National Safety Council's Department of Research & Statistical Services at
safetysurvey@nsc.org to learn more about the council's off-the-job perception survey and how it can help your company benchmark off-the-job worker safety issues within your organization.
We can help: Find National Safety Council resources and tools about off-the-job safety:
Safety professionals and front-line supervisors
Get employees involved: Read an
article about fostering employee participation in safety and health.
Just for supervisors: The National Safety Council offers a supervisor development program in the
classroom or as a self-study course, the
Supervisors' Safety Manual, and a monthly newsletter.
OSHA's 'Top 10'
Standard explanation:
Read a
description of each OSHA standard included in this month’s "Top 10" list.
Workplace Solutions
More than 40 Workplace Solutions articles now
are
archived on our Website
and categorized by topic.
Tom Votel, president and CEO of Ergodyne, answers this month's question, "What features should workers look for in ergonomically designed
hand protection products?"
