Safety Blog

The OSHA Top 5 Citations Video Series will touch on OSHA’s most common citations. Each video in the series will help you identify what citations occurred most frequently, what OSHA standard(s) addresses those citations, and how you can improve your company’s safety efforts…

Situational Awareness Situational Awareness can be technically defined as “the perception of the elements in the environment within a volume of time and space, the comprehension of their meaning and the projection of their status in the near future.” Or,…

Happy New Year! Here at AlaCOMP, we are getting back into the swing of things. One of the benefits of having AlaCOMP on your team is that we provide excellent Loss Control services to all of our insureds. We are…

With the food service industry being such a fast-paced business, many restaurants and restaurant owners may not be focused on employee safety. Still, restaurant workers encompass one the largest groups of injured workers in the nation. Restaurants are one of the fastest-growing…

Does your payroll fluctuate monthly? We have the solution for you! Monthly Reporting What is monthly reporting? Monthly reporting is exactly what it sounds like – you report your actual payroll, each month, rather than estimating annually. Why should you do monthly…

Supervisors are responsible for many tasks in the workplace. However, a supervisor’s job is not strictly assigning tasks- supervisors must ensure a safe and healthful workplace for employees. Their responsibilities extend to the following: Orientation and Training– Training and instructing…

Improper Lighting When we think of hazards in and around the workplace, often times we consider heavy machinery, power tools, chemicals, and electrical hazards, just to name a few. One item that is easily overlooked is proper lighting. Whether it…

OSHA requires safety professionals to maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in the workplace for all substances that contain hazardous material.  Safety professionals often get asked what is a SDS?  Where do you get them?  How must they be maintained?  Do they have to be…

Ladders in the workplace are used commonly and often the safety aspect and training are often forgotten. 20% of fatal and lost workday injuries are from falls from ladders. Most of these accidents can be prevented if we follow the safety training…