Safety@Work Newsletter

Texas Department of Insurance sent this bulletin at 06/04/2018 09:30 AM CDT

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Serious injuries and fatalities are caused by misuse of forklifts in workplaces each year. These incidents are preventable. Our safety tips can help.

Save the date for National Safety Month!

The theme for this June’s National Safety Month is “No 1 Gets Hurt.” Sign up with the National Safety Council to receive free access to posters, tips sheets, and social media graphics for the following weekly topics:

Week 1: Emergency Preparedness
Week 2: Wellness
Week 3: Falls
Week 4: Driving

Free driving safety publication

Learn more in our free Sharing the Road Take 5 for Safety publication in English or Spanish (PDF).

Visit DWC’s Free Safety and Health Publications page to read about a wide range of workplace health and safety topics.

2018 Regional Safety Seminars

Affordable training on the following topics:

Elements of effective safety meetings and training methods
Incident investigations – getting to the root of the problem in four steps
Understanding the requirements of fall protection and working-walking surfaces

Next Regional Safety Seminars: June 13, Houston; July 11, Waco.

Did you miss the May Texas Workers' Compensation Conference?

The Texas Workers’ Compensation Conference will be repeated in June, and it’s not too late to sign up! Register now to learn about fall protection, active shooter response, millennial generation safety, disaster recovery, transportation safety, new OSHA regulations, fundamentals for new safety coordinators, the workers’ compensation system, controlling costs, and much more.

June 27-29, 2018 – Omni Mandalay Bay Hotel at Las Colinas, Irving