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Applying the Hierarchy of Controls to Different Types of Risks
Overview: This blog explores the application of the Hierarchy of Controls in mitigating workplace risks, emphasizing the framework's effectiveness across various hazard types. It covers strategies from elimination and substitution to personal protective equipment...
Utilizing Risk Matrices for Effective Hazard Evaluation and Prioritization
Overview: This blog explores how to effectively analyze, evaluate, and prioritize workplace hazards using risk matrices. It outlines the process of risk analysis by assessing hazard probability and severity, and introduces the risk matrix as a key tool for visualizing...
Techniques for Uncovering both Obvious and Hidden Dangers
Summary: This blog details key techniques for identifying both obvious and hidden workplace hazards, emphasizing visual inspections, employee feedback, incident reports review, equipment and safety data sheets analysis, task analysis, industrial hygiene monitoring,...
Introduction to Risk Assessments
Overview: Risk assessments are crucial for maintaining safety, compliance, and operational continuity across all industries. By identifying, analyzing, and mitigating potential hazards, organizations can protect employees, prevent financial and reputational damage,...
Navigating Stormwater Regulations: How SMG’s Audit/Inspection Services Can Help Your Site
Overview: Learn how SMG's SWPPP Audit/Inspection Service can improve your construction site's stormwater management practices and ensure regulatory compliance. Discover the importance of proactive stormwater management in preventing pollution and reducing regulatory...
Embracing Sustainability with Multi-Sector Stormwater Audits
Overview: Learn about the importance of multi-sector stormwater audits in ensuring effective stormwater management across industries. Discover how these audits evaluate compliance with environmental regulations and promote sustainable practices. Embrace the benefits...
Securing Our Groundwater: The Essential Groundwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Overview: The blog emphasizes the importance of protecting groundwater through the Groundwater Pollution Prevention (GPP) Plan, which involves identifying pollution sources, assessing risks, implementing preventive measures, and establishing emergency response...
Enhancing Municipal Stormwater Management with Expert MS4 Compliance Services
Overview: Discover the importance of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) for managing stormwater runoff and the necessity of compliance audits. Explore common audit findings and potential consequences of non-compliance. Learn about the benefits of partnering...
Embracing Near Misses as Valuable Learning Opportunities in Manufacturing
Overview: In manufacturing, near misses are shifting from being viewed as negative occurrences to valuable learning opportunities. Forward-thinking facilities encourage reporting and analysis of near misses, fostering a proactive safety culture. By addressing near...
Emerging Trends in Manufacturing Safety Management
Overview: As technology integrates into manufacturing safety, companies leverage predictive analytics and mobile safety apps to predict and address safety concerns efficiently. Wearable devices, machine learning, and ergonomic tools optimize safety protocols....
Integrating Safety from the Start: The Role of CSMP in Airport Construction
SMG’s work for the Midfield Terminal Expansion at the Indianapolis Airport serves as a standout example of our commitment to embedding safety from the project's very beginning. This project was not a simple request; it was a landmark effort, especially in the...
Mastering Airport Construction Safety: Lessons from the Indianapolis Airport’s Midfield Terminal Expansion Project
Building the future involves intricate planning and management, especially for critical airport infrastructure projects. However, the post-9/11 era brought unprecedented obstacles, forever changing the field of aviation security. One remarkable example of innovation...
Achieving a 2.5x Safer Workforce: Unlocking Excellence with SMG’s Integrated Solution
SMG consistently achieves remarkable safety outcomes, significantly surpassing industry standards. Our approach has resulted in maintaining Total Recordable Incident Rates (TRIR) that are consistently 2.5 times lower than industry average, reflecting a sustained...
Safety Management | Making Safety a Mission
In the construction sector where the stakes for safety are high, there's a growing realization that safety should be more than just a priority—it should be a mission. With a growing rate of fatalities and injuries, as well as the associated legal and financial...
The High Cost of Ignoring Safety in Construction
In the construction industry, the stakes for safety are not just high—they're monumental. Recent data - including construction fatality rates - from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Department of Labor sheds light on a concerning trend: In 2021,...
Eight Steps for Safer Lock Out, Tag Out (LOTO) Programs
It goes without saying that industrial equipment can be dangerous when it’s being used. That’s why machines are designed with safety equipment and operators wear personal protective equipment when using them. But machinery can also present hazards when it’s not in...
Safety Training On Demand and On the Go
“We have a state-of-the-art training trailer ready to go at your convenience — any time, any day, any place,” said Ron Eastham, trainer and account manager with SMG University. SMG University offers a diverse catalog of training opportunities on the job, on demand and...
Winter Driving Preparation
Winter is on its way, which means it's almost time for snowflakes on your windshield and slippery roads ahead. Stay safe by following these tips on how to avoid incidents and prepare to drive in bad weather. A little prevention and preparation will go a long way...
A Certified Safety Professional Goes One Step Further
Safety Management Group (SMG) has a bright new jewel in its crown of safety achievements. Earlier this year, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) recognized us as a Ruby tier Certification Champion, as we currently have 43 certified safety professional...
Building a Safety Culture of Value
Sure, your company has a great safety program. Yes, you have trained safety professionals on your team. You think all your workers are following the safety guidelines outlined in your organization’s safety program. And yet — injuries and incidents are still happening....
Halloween Safety Tips
Next week, kids, and adults, will celebrate Halloween. Here are a few tips to keep in mind whether you are accompanying trick-or-treaters, driving, or attending Halloween parties. [video width="1920" height="1080"...
Time Out: The Importance of a Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
When we take a time out to consider safety protocols on any given project, risk reduction starts with the job safety analysis (JSA). Let’s consider this analogy: It’s fourth down and two with less than a minute to go in a closely fought championship game. Twenty...
Driving to Keep Roads Safer for All
Getting a driver’s license is something most teens can’t wait for — freedom, independence, excitement. But getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and driving is a huge responsibility that involves not only paying attention to what you are doing but also what everyone...
A Game Plan for Workplace Safety
Professional sports teams, at their most basic level, are athletes with strikingly different skills brought together in order to achieve victories. A pitcher and a third-basemen work just feet apart, but each has specific responsibilities. A left tackle and a...