FREE safety e-newsletter from Coastal Safety &

October 19, 2005

FREE safety e-newsletter from Coastal Safety & Environmental, a leading publisher of safety training programs!

Coastal Safety & Environmental has published the latest version of its free, online e-newsletter, Safety Currents Express.

This posting presents the "headlines" from this valuable safety training resource. Follow the "read more" links for more info on each article. If you're not already receiving Safety Currents Express by email, sign up today!

HEADLINES:

HARWOOD GRANTS AWARDED: Recovery workers to receive $5 million
OSHA recently doled out $10.3 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants for FY05. Nearly half the annual allotment was earmarked for U.S. Gulf Coast clean-up and recovery worker training. (read more)

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WORKERS GET INVOLVED IN INSPECTIONS: Order is first of its kind in U.S.New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection issued an administrative order Sept. 26 allowing workers to participate in the department's inspections, investigations or audits of chemical facilities so that workers can help identify hazards, including those that might lead to catastrophic chemical incidents, whether from industrial accidents or terrorist attacks. (read more)

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SCOTT'S CORNER A message from E. Scott Geller, Ph.D. -- Set SMART Goals: Substantial research evidence supports the use of objective goals and activators to improve behaviors, if behavior change principles are applied correctly. (read more)

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BUCKLED UP! Seat belt usage reaches an all-time high
A record 82 percent of Americans wear their safety belts while driving or riding in their vehicles, the Department of Transportation announced Sept. 30. (read more)

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OCTOBER IS FIRE SAFETY MONTH:
What better time for fire safety training? Would your employees know what to do if a fire broke out in your facility? Coastal's Fire Safety: Alert, Aware, Alive training program will give them life-saving information on the different types of fires, how they can be prevented and what to do in the event of fire. (read more)

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DID YOU KNOW? For safer welding practices: NIOSH offers a self-inspection checklist covering OSHA regulations under the general industry and construction standards to help safety pros as well as workers ensure exposures are kept at a minimum. A "yes" answer to a checklist question indicates that this portion of the inspection complies with the OSHA or EPA standard, or with a nonregulatory recommendation. read more