In general, having more safety gear at work is better than having less. There’s a real struggle among safety advocates and others to promote the use of personal protective equipment at companies, and that and that extends to items like back braces. In some cases, a back brace can help… Read more
Evaluating Employee Expectations | Can You Expect Your Staff to Work Overtime?
The concept of working overtime is a tricky one. People have to balance their need for money with their responsibilities as family members, or with other parts of their personal life. Companies have to really look at what they can expect from employees, and what their overtime policies should be.… Read more
Are Your Employees Getting to Work on Time?
Employee tardiness is a big problem for companies. It’s associated with lower productivity, and turnover, and other negative metrics. It can cause all sorts of problems with scheduling tasks and responsibilities during the workday. It’s just a nuisance and a serious issue for managers and supervisors who need to keep… Read more
Stressing the Importance of Comfortable and Protective Shoes to Your Employees
Does footwear make a difference on the job? Many of those who look into workplace safety in detail know that it does! But not everyone thinks about the importance of wearing the right shoes to work. Lots of HR people have codified rules in dress code policies, but a good… Read more
Understanding the Importance of Lockout/Tagout in a Warehouse Setting
The lockout/tagout or LOTO process is generally designed to protect workers in all kinds of industrial and manufacturing settings. It’s a common-sense system that allows companies to look at how they are using various types of machines and equipment with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and/or chemical components. Why is lockout/tagout… Read more
Performance Review Coming Up? How to Evaluate Your Top and Bottom Performers
When performance review time rolls around, it’s important to treat everyone fairly, and to try to motivate people with feedback. This can be harder than it might sound, especially if certain people are at the top or bottom of the scale. Here are some strategies to keep your reviews positive… Read more
Is Your Workplace Machinery Operating at a Safe Level?
This might seem like a broad question, but it’s one that companies often have to answer under pressure. It makes sense to ask these questions before something bad happens, not after, and to take proactive measures to make sure workers are safe. Here are some of the things that you… Read more
The Key to Planning Your Day to Maximize Your Productivity
Does it often seem like you keep trying to get the same things done day after day, but there are always too many distractions? One way to deal with this is to plan work days better, to build a more concrete strategy for addressing all the tasks and procedures that… Read more
4 Stress Relief Tips to Share with Your Team Before 2016
Stress can be really devastating to people. It can affect their emotional and physical health. But work doesn’t have to be stressful – in too many cases, it becomes stressful because business leaders don’t know how to structure their companies to support people the right way. Here are some practical… Read more
Evaluating Work/Life Balance for Your Employees During the Holiday Season
Supervisors and managers are familiar with handling certain kinds of demands that come with the holiday season. They’re familiar with trying to ramp up retail operations, get new messaging to customers, and step up their local market competition as Thanksgiving and Christmas roll around. However, lots of them are not as accustomed… Read more