Two-Minute Stretches Improve Ergonomics and Morale
Employees at Eric Scott Leathers craft high-quality leather goods, which can involve repetitive motions and standing for long periods. The company leads a stretching program several times a day to ensure they stay mobile and healthy.
Looking Up with Prism Glasses
The Skweeky Kleen Windows team spends most of the day cleaning windows that are high off the ground. Talk about a potential pain in the neck! Luckily, they have prism glasses to keep their face forward while their focus is stories above.
Safety Culture for Contractors
Safety should be a top-to-bottom priority! Business owners and general contractors are placing more value on safety practices and programs for their subcontractors.
SawStop Table Saw Prevents Injuries in Manufacturing
Doolittle Trailer Manufacturing makes 180+ trailer models. Some of them require employees to cut plywood all day long. They're preventing injuries by investing in a SawStop table saw to keep employees safe.
Safe Lifting Reduces Workplace Injuries
When Hallmark Stone realized that more than 70 percent of their injuries were from manual lifting, they regrouped the safety team and invested in training and equipment.
Safety Technology Keeps a Family-Owned Business on the Cutting Edge
Cleaning windows exposes employees to a variety of risks, like heights and repetitive motions. At Skweeky Kleen Windows, employees use water-fed extension poles, mirrored glasses and more to work with their feet safely on the ground.
Any Way You Slice it, Safety Comes First
Burgers’ Smokehouse slices more than 750,000 hams every year. How do they keep employees slicing safely? By investing in safety equipment. Philip Burger explains.
Putting Safety First Boosts Your Bottom Line
Craftsmen Industries uses an innovative fall arrest system that's mobile and keeps employees focused on their jobs instead of fall risks.
Rising Above Workplace Injuries with POET
By testing new employees’ physical capabilities before they start, Schatz Underground has gone from having more than 20 on-the-job injuries in a year to just a handful.
Set in Stone: Formalizing Policies Improves Workplace Safety
On-the-job injuries were increasing. The solution: Make safety simple for employees by clarifying expectations. For Penn's Tow Service, formalizing safety policies garnered some unbelievable results.
Wild About Safety: WorkSAFE Podcast Teaser
The Saint Louis Zoo's mission has three keys: Animals always, people matter, and operational excellence. Safety Coordinator Domini Montgomery explains how they prioritize animal and keeper safety, and how they tackled slip and fall risks in the Sumatran Orangutan habitat.
Download the New Hire Safety Toolkit
One new hire injury can raise your work comp premium by 20 percent. Protect your new employees with this free toolkit that includes:
- Is New Help Hurting? [Infographic]
- Top On-the-Job Injuries; Resources to the Rescue [Article]
- Five Simple Steps to Hire Right [Article]
- Hire Right with this Checklist [Checklist]
- Post Offer Employment Testing [Information]
- New Hire Safety Training Tips [Podcast]
