Silver Lining Safety - Safety Bytes

Too often employers think of accident investigation as simply reporting a claim to their workers’ compensation carrier. There is much more to accident investigation – most importantly there is the opportunity to change an organization to prevent future accidents from occurring again. This podcast focuses on an accident review process, that when implemented properly will identify corrective actions an organization can take to decrease the potential for employee injury.

You’ve implemented an accident investigation program. What is the outcome of your investigations? Too often the outcome is to blame employees for what occurred. This podcast discusses examples of blaming employees and instead suggests corrective actions to create a safer workplace.

OSHA provides little information on emergency eyewashes and showers in their standards, and as such it is a topic that many people often have questions above. This podcast discusses when emergency eyewashes and showers are required, and the various common issues related to their installation, operation and maintenance on which OSHA can potentially issue citations.

This podcast discusses World War II pilots and safety programs. Just as there were no average pilots in World War II, there is no average safety program. Because there is no average program, you need to create a safety program that works within your unique organization.

Worm drive hose clamps are often misused in industry and can pose a hazard to employees. This podcast talks about the limitations of worm drive hose clamps and one alternative for compressed air hoses – ferrules.