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Wow. Newly Released 2017 Drug Test Results are Scary and Employers Need to Act.
It’s deja vu all over again. Yogi Berra Since 1988, Quest Diagnostics’ Annual Drug Testing Index has provided the nation’s most accurate information on changes in employee drug use. You should use this data to determine if testing is necessary, … Continue reading
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Wine, Women and Song … Well Actually … Wine, Restaurants and Books.
Yep. It’s time for another Post having nothing to do with employment law, President Trump, and dire things. Folks seemed to enjoy my last escapist post … and I received quite a few comments and, even better, suggested other restaurants … Continue reading
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PART II – Organizations Making a Difference in Safety and Management: BevCap Session on Avoiding Workplace Harassment.
Dealing with the challenges generated by the #METOO Movement (my Topic at the Conference) – while EEOC harassment claims have not yet surged in industries outside of entertainment, media and the political world, the #METOO Movement has permanently altered women … Continue reading
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Safety Lessons from Organizations Promoting Effective Management and Safety.
I wish that time permitted us to write more often about the good work done by various groups to improve workplace safety and management. Notable examples include AGC –National and numerous state AGC-Chapters, the National Safety Council, State safety summits … Continue reading
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Howard’s Discussions on Wine, Restaurants, and Books – We Need a Break from Politics and Law.
Tonight, we’ll take a break from legal and business writing and just have fun with discussing wine, restaurants, and books. Guard and Grace. This restaurant evokes the coveted review of “damn!” Let’s start with our entry into the restaurant … … Continue reading
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Howard’s Wrap Up – March 3, 2017 – Part 1.
I’ve missed a few weeks due to travel, work, and a need to focus on various legal updates and the horrific Ft. Lauderdale Shooting. I’ll prepare several posts over the next few days to catch up. The Wrap Ups posted … Continue reading
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Howard’s Weekly Round Up – February 10
Legal Observations Based on This Week’s News. If you are involved in safety or risk management, especially in construction, you recognize that struck-by accidents are almost always among the top three causes of employee deaths. What you may not appreciate … Continue reading
Posted in attitude/culture, beer, bourbon, scotch and wine, Cal-OSHA, general duty 5(a) citations, harassment, hospitality, movies, state osha plans, Uncategorized, union organizing
Tagged automation and construction, california osha developments, california workplace violence laws, fall issues, robots and employment, struck bys, UNITE HERE uses hospitality erggonomic and cal-osha to organize hotels
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Howard’s Weekly Wrap Up – February 4, 2018
Mercifully, last week was not filled with big legal developments, so we’ll visit a few practical observations on safety compliance and managing OSHA Inspections. Because safety professionals in particular, and managers in general, need to know more than their narrow discipline, … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon prime britannia, employment law summary of developments in january 2018, flu in the workplace, managing osha inspections, mentoring nd personal development, osha witness statements, the alienist tnt, workplace violence and combatting fear
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Howard’s Weekly Roundup – January 28
Thanks for the input on topics you’d like to see and on your own observations to reference in the weekly Update. We’ll also cover many of these subjects in the Podcast and two related domains will soon be up and … Continue reading
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Tagged books and podcasts of interest to executives, construction, fatigue in the workplace, hotels, infectious disease, interviews, interviews with safety professionals, podcasts, practical safety instruction, Reading, social media, understanding reasons for employee bad behavior and harassment, workplace violence
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A Snarky Guide to the Eclipse, Worker Safety and a Homage to The Day of the Triffids
Tomorrow is the much-awaited Eclipse and employers are beginning to worry that they may not have taken all appropriate steps to protect their employees. Shockingly, OSHA does not maintain a Workplace Eclipse Safety Standard. Accordingly, employers should analyze the … Continue reading
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