Written by: ISHN
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were slightly more than three million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported in 2013. While this number is lower than previous years, the question that remains is how many near misses occurred in the...
Written by: 24x7
A new workplace safety reporting system aims to reduce workplace accidents by making it easier for employees to report hazards in their facilities anonymously. While the system is appropriate for a wide variety of industries, the manufacturer suggests that it may...
Written by: Eric Wicklund, mHealthNews
Business owners would probably do anything short of human sacrifices to reduce workplace accidents and the ensuing worker's comp payments. A new mHealth platform that focuses on the "near misses" might just be the answer.
...Written by: Kimberly Hegeman, ForConstructionPros.com
The WorkplaceAware mobile app can be used to create safety reports as well as send pictures of safety-related issues to company safety managers. Designed to eliminate barriers to reporting safety incidents and near misses, WorkplaceAware makes safety managers instantly alerted to...
Written by: PaintSqaure, The First Word in Protective & Marine Coatings
A new reporting system allows employees to submit photos and texts of workplace hazards and near misses instantly—and, if desired, anonymously. WorkplaceAware consists of a free mobile app and a mini...
Written by: Durability + Design
A new system is designed to ease, and offer anonymity for, employee reporting of workplace hazards and near-miss incidents. WorkplaceAware consists of a free mobile app and a mini cellular desktop printer, called a MessageQube, that can receive text and photo...
Written by: Maria McIntyre, Construction Executive
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were more than three million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported in 2013. Heinrich's widely accepted accident triangle theory states that for every major injury, there were 29 minor injuries and...
Written by: Tom Jackson, Equipment World
For every reported fatal workplace accident there are 29 minor injuries and 300 near misses that go unreported. And anybody who knows construction knows why. Guys are afraid to interrupt the flow of work, or they fear retribution or paperwork,...
