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On the Safe Side podcast: Four special National Safety Month mini episodes

May 27, 2022
Kevin Druley, Alan Ferguson, and Barry Bottino
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Each month, the Safety+Health editorial team discusses important safety topics, and interviews leading voices in the profession.

Four special mini episodes focus on National Safety Month, observed every June. Each episode highlights a different weekly theme throughout the month: musculoskeletal disorders; workplace impairment; injury prevention; and slips, trips and falls.

National Safety Month podcasts

Week 1: MSDs

National Safety Council experts Lisa Brooks and Ram Maikala discuss common causes of and potential solutions for MSDs – the leading cause of workplace injuries. MSDs cost billions of dollars each year in workers’ compensation and lost productivity.

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Week 2: Workplace impairment

Rebecca Martin and Claire Stroer, program managers in the impairment practice initiative at NSC, discuss an array of impairment issues that can affect workers, the impact of COVID-19 and how to overcome the stigma of asking for help.

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Week 3: Injury prevention

JoAnn Dankert, senior safety consultant at NSC, describes steps employers and workers can take to help prevent injuries on the job.

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Week 4: Slips, trips and falls

David Consider, a senior safety consultant at NSC, shares his insights on protecting workers from falls; offers recommendations for employers and workers; and explains the importance of planning and training to prevent slips, trips and falls.

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Gary Thomas
June 6, 2022
MSDs seems to be a bad illness, I only have 2, questions. One, is this sickness contagious? or are people Born with this ? 2 ) In all work place how do all of the employee's help to protect the other's to keep the accidents from happening at the work place? What I am trying to ask is there a sign or something that is hanging up from the state and Federal Government. That everyone can be aware of what this is and how we are to protect them at work. Or is this the companies responsibility to give out information about this type of disability ? I am grateful that my company decided to share this information with us.
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connie blanton
June 17, 2022
great info, thank you
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Gary Thomas
June 20, 2022
Safety has become a very important issue. Both on the job and off, I was wondering the posters and the signs, that could be put up at the work place. How much do they cost? I know that companies who can afford them should have them. But what about Small Business and Independent Contractors should they have some of these posters and signs rather they can afford them or not. Are they not expected to meet the same safety rules, as every other company that has people working for them. My reason, for me saying this is because I believe that there is a stronger chance that a Small Business and a Independent Contractor have a problem with a person having a problem with drinking, with drugs, stress, or any medical abuses. Should we not teach them, so that they will know all the information that we can give them. So that they can protect their business as well as their employees. I have not seen these posters in any small business here in Helena or a Independent Contractor with posters in his record books. I know that this is all my own opinion but I mean no harm, I think that it would be great if the little people in these business's be given all of this information so they can have the chance. To teach their employee's right way. Thank you.
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June 27, 2022
Very useful information. Thank you.
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