Author: Sonya Sikra

I’m Rachel and I have been working in the retail staff industry for eight years – I love my job because I get the opportunity to […] read more

Take a Free Demo Here An orientation is a process, not an event. It is part of the overall integration of new employees into an organization, […] read more

I’m Jim and I’ve been an electrical engineer for the past 21 years. I know the importance of a good orientation. I am contracted in from […] read more

STOs (shutdowns, turnarounds and outages) give companies the opportunity to carry out preventative maintenance and equipment installation, which must be performed to keep a plant running […] read more

Like an employee orientation, introducing a new sub-contractor into your company is an important part of your health and safety management system. It is vital because […] read more

Safety measures adopted by a company is just as important as measuring their financial performance or their productivity performance. While health and safety performance measurements are used […] read more

Toolbox Talks are a quick and easy way of informing and training workers on occupational safety and health requirements. Toolbox Talks cover a wide range of […] read more

In the past, safety management has relied heavily on paperwork and filing, whether it be accident/ incident forms, safety policies and statements, standard operating procedures, medical […] read more

Last week, Sean Fennell delivered a webinar which gave a sneak peek into the best on-boarding practices of the biggest and best companies in the world. […] read more

It can sometimes be difficult to know when your company has reached the point of needing a health and safety manager but there are some key […] read more

If you opt for an online orientation, whereby workers are asked to pre-qualify and self orientate in advance of their first day of work, there’s one big […] read more

Lots of companies think they’re engaging in behavioral safety because they have implemented initiatives to try and reduce accidents. The truth is that safety needs to be […] read more

For ISG, one of the world’s leading construction services companies, their ability to undertake hundreds of orientations and safely store important worker information as part of […] read more

In New York, five construction workers were arrested for allegedly possessing fake OSHA certification cards, with another 19 workers being removed from construction sites because they […] read more

Construction productivity is a vital component of any building project, without it projects become delayed and budgets quickly become overwhelmed. This is why it is vital […] read more

The big issue: construction leadership can often be fragmented because strategy and vision are dreamed up in head office but don’t get passed to site level. […] read more

With a resurgent American construction sector and the number of fatalities on the increase, contractors safety is more important than ever. There are many ways to […] read more

Contract workers are some of the most vulnerable groups in our workforce, and many of their roles require them to put themselves at risk of injury on […] read more

This week safety professionals across New York gathered in the consulate general of Ireland to discuss their safety challenges and successes. They were joined by Mick […] read more

Nearly half of all American workers (49%) report that they have been affected by workplace bullying, either being a target themselves or having witnessed abusive behavior […] read more