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The U.S. Military is mandating that all military personnel receive the COVID vaccination. What are your thoughts? Let’s take a look at how the government plans to implement this mandate in this week’s Safety News Break. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to…

Let’s look at a couple of environmental stories this week in the NASP Safety News Break round-up of drinking water, stormwater, climate change & chemical safety news! Don’t forget to subscribe to our youtube channel to stay up to date on all your safety news.

Why is safety training important? Because, as several companies involved in a fatal incident learned, without it, workers can lose their lives. After six workers died following a liquid nitrogen leak that displaced the oxygen in the room they were working in, four companies were fined almost $1 million for…

Tired of doing online safety training? Let’s face it; not ALL safety training can be done online. NASP is proud to announce our upcoming IACET-accredited HAZWOPER Train-the-Trainer and Confined Space Rescue Train-the-Trainer courses coming up near our headquarters in Wilmington, NC. CONFINED SPACE RESCUE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE The 40 Hour Confined…

Businesses with at least 100 employees will soon be required to mandate that employees get vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. Employers are still waiting for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an emergency temporary standard (ETS), and some key questions have yet to…

NASP is proud to be exhibiting at NSC’s 2021 Safety Congress and Expo! To show our excitement we would like to extend a complimentary 3-day Expo pass to the NSC Conference to our NASP family! That’s right, you can access ALL three days of the NSC Safety Expo Hall, a…

As a safety professional, you want to see workers have a certain level of confidence in their job duties, but overconfidence- the kind that leads employees to think they can ignore safety rules – can cause trouble. When workers are so overconfident in their skill level at a specific job…

An Orlando man charged in a $3.6 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme was sentenced May 10 to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax fraud. Gregorio Fuentes-Zelaya was ordered to pay restitution to the IRS in the amount of $5,766,286 and to an insurance…

NASP is proud to be exhibiting at NSC’s 2021 Safety Congress and Expo! To show our excitement we would like to extend a complimentary 3-day Expo pass to the NSC Conference to our NASP family! That’s right, you can access ALL three days of the NSC Safety Expo Hall, a…

Understanding and selecting Flame Resistant (FR) clothing can be burdensome. There is a lot to learn when it comes to keeping our employees safe! Check out this week’s Info Video to learn about some key points worth knowing. Read all about it! We also have a blog post dedicated to…