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2019 Workforce Positive Drug Tests Highest in 16 Years
The rate of positive workforce drug tests hit a sixteen-year high – reaching 4.5% in 2019, according to a new…
What Business and Employers Need to Know About Coronavirus
On January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019…
NFPA: U.S. Firefighter Deaths and Injuries Steady in 2018
In 2018, 64 firefighters died while on duty in the US, continuing a five-year trend of fewer than 70 deaths…
Safety Tip: Using a Fire Extinguisher
Portable fire extinguishers are commonly found in public and private buildings, but you may be surprised to learn that employers…
3 Keys to Disaster Preparedness on Construction Sites
Construction sites are at a greater risk than completed commercial and residential properties during disaster time. A completed…
Free Resource Helps Healthcare Facilities Meet CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule
NFPA has released a new white paper designed to help healthcare officials meet and re-examine the CMS emergency preparedness rule…
Learn How to Protect Your Business from Disaster
How quickly a business returns to operation after a tornado, fire, flood or civil emergency often depends on emergency planning…
Working Safer in a Drug-Free Workplace
Employees and employers both share the same views when it comes to operating in a drug-free environment: keep drug abuse…
2018 Positive Workplace Drug Test Rate Highest Since 2004
The rate of positive workforce drug test results hit a fourteen-year high in 2018, according to a new analysis released…
Hospital Workplace – Safe Haven… Or Not?
Hospitals are the places we go when we need physical healing and protection… unless you work there. According to the…
