All Pennsylvania healthcare providers and facilities are required to report patient safety events through the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System. The requirement itself is not new. However, recent guidance updates and rising reporting volume have [...]
How to get everyone to consider risk in every decision — and why that’s crucial to long-term success. Many organizations are prioritizing agility and adaptability by building risk awareness among all employees, not [...]
Words without substance are often par for the course in the world of workplace health and safety (WHS). How often do we hear executives exclaim that they are planning to adopt a holistic approach to WHS that [...]
Just as every vehicle owner knows that a good driving record can help keep auto insurance rates low, companies should be aware that a good safety record can help reduce all sorts of commercial [...]
Incident reporting is capturing and documenting information about a specific incident or event. It can include data such as who was involved, what happened, when it happened, where it happened, what caused it to [...]
Surprising or not, the most common causes of workplace injuries and illnesses are usually quite minor and easy to fix. For most companies, the key to spotting the everyday risks and hazards that are likely [...]
Establishing an effective Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) program is essential to protecting your workers and fostering a proactive approach to preventing hazards in the workplace. Injuries, illnesses and other incidents can impact the wellbeing [...]
Workplace safety is a critical issue that employers cannot afford to ignore. It's well-established that stress can have a detrimental impact on workplace safety when it's not managed properly. The Occupational Safety and Health [...]
Managing the health and safety of your organization is critically important – but it doesn't have to be complicated. The key is to leverage a health and safety management system that can help you [...]
A health and safety risk assessment is a critical part of any workplace safety program. A thoughtful and thorough assessment will help you proactively identify at-risk people and situations so you can take the [...]
COVID-19 continues to surprise the world with super variants and sudden spikes, and employers are weighing their options in the quest to strengthen health and safety at work. With government mandates, courtroom challenges, and charged [...]
Risk Management Information Systems (RMIS) were initially developed as a way for organizations to consolidate data from multiple sources into one platform. This meant your incidents and claims were reported directly to your carrier [...]
