Many thousands of employers implement post-accident drug and alcohol testing policies to promote workplace safety, as part of accident investigation … Read more
How To Respond If A Worker Is Served With A Restraining Order
By Travis Vance and Howard Mavity After yet another incident of workplace violence in the news, we have to consider that any employee served with a … Read more
Could OSHA Actually Shut Down a Violent Donald Trump Rally?
By Travis Vance An otherwise entertaining and unique election cycle took a violent turn Friday night. Angry protestors stormed a planned Donald Trump rally … Read more
What Employers Need to Know About Dealing With the Zika Virus
By Thomas Benjamin Huggett The Zika virus is receiving significant press coverage, including reports that it may cause birth defects if pregnant women are … Read more
A Roadmap for Staying Calm When an Active Shooter is in the Workplace
By Travis Vance An armed gunman just entered your workplace. You’re under stress. What is the first thing you and your management team do? Does someone … Read more
If There’s a Workplace Shooting, Don’t Lie on the Floor and be a Target
By Howard Mavity One would think that we are all desensitized to these terrible workplace shootings, but I find myself wrestling with the “whys” and “what … Read more
So, How Does OSHA Raise Penalties 82% and We Don’t Notice?
By Howard Mavity A lot of us woke up on Nov. 3 and exclaimed, “What the heck! How did that happen?” The two-year Budget Agreement President Obama signed on … Read more
When Zombies Attack, Will Your City Survive?
How safe are you from a zombie attack? Would you be able to answer this question if a candidate were to ask? Our guess is no. Yet, raised as they were on a … Read more
Would OSHA “Punt” If It Came Down to Inspecting an NFL Team?
By Travis Vance The tragedy this August that claimed the life of one worker and injured another during construction of the new $1.1 billion Minnesota … Read more
What to Avoid to Keep From Getting Sued Over Your HR & Safety Policies
By Howard Mavity I have written several recent posts and spoken on the National Labor Relations Board’s wholesale attack on a wide range of employer … Read more