Atlantic Training Blog

Most organizations have an emergency action plan. It’s probably in a binder, filed somewhere accessible, last reviewed around the time the building changed hands or a new HR Director came on board. What most organizations don’t have is confidence that the plan would actually work when it needs to. September is National Preparedness Month, and the week before it hits is exactl...

New workers face a meaningful adjustment period when they start a job. Before they’ve had time to learn the equipment, the environment, and the unwritten rules of the site, they’re navigating unfamiliar hazards while also trying to perform competently in front of people they’ve just met. That’s a combination that can increase the likelihood of missed hazards, divided attentio...

Most organizations have a safety program. They have the binder, the policies, the annual training sign-off sheets, and the OSHA poster on the wall. What most organizations do not have is a proactive safety program: one that identifies hazards before incidents occur, actively involves workers in safety decisions, and demonstrates visible, consistent management...

If your employees drive company vehicles, operate service vans, or get behind the wheel of any vehicle as part of their job, you are carrying one of the largest and most undermanaged liability exposures in your entire operation. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of work-related fatalities in the United States, accounting for more than one in four occupational deaths...