Safety practices and procedures in the workplace are part of federal regulations overseen by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Regardless of regulations, a work environment promoting ...

The purpose of this policy and procedures is to outline the general process of the Human Resources Labor and Employee Relations Unit (“Labor and Employee Relations”) when conducting investigations.

Many cities and states have issued guidance regarding face coverings, social distancing, and other safety measures for employees. When each state has different, rapidly evolving guidance, and ...

As states begin contemplating ways to ease shelter in place restrictions and how to facilitate employees returning to work, employers are faced with developing and implementing new policies and ...

Empathy-driven strategies, scenario-based training, and advanced technologies like AI can prevent and de-escalate workplace ...

Workplace violence may take the form of various types of personal assaults. These may include weapons such as knives or handguns. The only warning you might receive during a workplace violence ...

Workplace policies establish boundaries, guidelines, and best practices for acceptable behavior at your business. The purpose of policies such as these is they allow you to communicate to your ...

In March 2020, as thousands of public sector workers shifted to remote work almost overnight, few would have guessed they would remain there for months. What followed was a real-world litmus test for ...

This program establishes written procedures to prevent fires resulting from temporary operations involving an open flame or that produces heat, sparks, or hot slag. This includes (but is not limited ...

An Accommodation is an adjustment, for a specific person, to the usual application of an employer rule or practice. The adjustment is designed to address the negative impact that the usual application ...

Research from a newly launched website for personal injury lawyers has revealed the extent to which employees around the UK are unaware of workplace health and safety procedures; with three quarters ...