Workplace Safety: Violence Has No Place in Deeply Engaged Cultures

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On a day usually reserved for love and lovers, the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida ripped through America’s social conscience.  Schools are meant to be safe, secure, and engaging environments for students and those employed as teachers, administrators, custodians and cafeteria staff. While devastating school violence draws mass media […]

Workplace Safety and Employee Engagement: How Top Organizations Tackle Work-related Safety

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Workplace Safety Stats: Every 15 seconds, a worker diesfrom a work-related accident or disease.  Every 15 seconds, 153 workershave a work-related accident. Every day, 6,300 people die because of occupational accidents or work-related diseases – more than 2.3 million deaths per year. Every year 317 million accidents occur globally; many of these resulting in extended absences from work. These […]

Engaging Employees in the Safety and Health of their Workplace

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This year on April 28 the International Labour Organization’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work is linking forces with the World Day Against Child Labour in a joint campaign to improve the occupational safety and health of all employees, regardless of age. Every day 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases […]