Compliance & Workplace Safety

Construction sites are one of the most dangerous places to work. Even with the slightest error, workers can suffer injuries and even fatalities. According to the statistics for 2021, the construction industry ranks fourth in terms of the highest number of fatalities. So, how can you maintain safety at your workplace? The answer lies in...

Among the 2022 predictions for the healthcare industry, increased focus on healthcare equity, virtual care, social determinants of health, data management, patient empowerment, and payment integrity are key. To realize these forecasts by healthcare executives, healthcare companies and professionals will need to undergo intensive training programs, including compliance. In addition to information safety, there will...

You’ll find scores of compliance training courses online. Like other courses, a standard online compliance training course should be relevant, accurate, and up-to-date. It should be informative, interactive, and include practical examples. Ease of access and mobile-friendliness are also worth considering. If the course supports personalized learning, all the better. The course should be suitable...

There are many OSHA courses online that you can use. They include both free and paid editions. The best thing about these courses is that they are designed for learners of all knowledge levels – beginners, intermediates, and professionals. The courses are developed by industry experts for a safer and healthier workplace. Regardless of the...

Safety is still a major concern for workers, especially in the construction and manufacturing industries. According to the National Safety Council, a worker gets injured on the job every seven seconds. That adds up to 540 work injuries an hour. In 2020, there were 4,113 preventable injury-related deaths among workers, and the cost ran into...

With acts of violence increasing in society each day, workplaces cannot remain immune to them. Today it is common to witness incidents of verbal abuse, intimidations, and physical assaults in the workplace. Confirming this are some shocking statistics from the National Safety Council: Assault is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. workplace....

Online learning is helpful to every business sector, but it is particularly remarkable for the corporate world. This is because most companies today employ online learning solutions for employee training software.  According to a survey conducted by Bersin & Associates, 60% of 2,000 managers they interviewed prefer to use online training because they find it...

Compliance training is a serious matter and non-compliance has cost many companies dear. For example, in June 2020, the British investment banking and financial services company, Barclays PLC, was imposed an administrative penalty of €700,000 by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). The reason? Simple. Breaches of administrative regulations. In another case, OSHA fined Dollar...

Along with logging, refuse collection, and truck driving, construction is considered a high-risk occupation. That’s why construction safety training is so important. As of 2022, there are 10,019,790 employees in the construction industry. In 2020, more than 130,000 construction workers lost their work time due to illness or injuries. Roughly 20% of worker fatalities are...

If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance – Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Paul McNulty A recent study indicates that healthcare providers in the U.S. still have a long way to go when it comes to compliance. One-third of the respondents said that their organizations have only one person in the compliance office. 50% of...