November
2023

New Solutions at Work: Online Safety Form & QR Code Reporting, Rail Dock Fall Protection & GLOBO- Translation Made Easy

What is it? Solutions-at-Work or “SAW” are individual ideas where a Member of the Mutual looked at an existing hazard and, through their employee’s years of experience, knowledge, or creativity, developed a Solution to the problem that eliminated or reduced the hazard to employees and the chance of injury.

Please see below for information on these 3 new Solutions at Work:

Online Safety Form & QR Code Reporting

Creating online forms with QR codes is a quick and easy way to capture information from your workforce, and Signal Members can use QR codes to improve employee engagement in incident and near-miss reporting, hazard identification, and even through inspections.

Removable Rail Dock Fall Protection

Rail dock operations pose a fall risk to personnel and forklifts. Impractical and non-robust interim solutions were used to prevent falls from the warehouse rail dock: placement of empty rail cars or poles with rope. A robust, removable, and space-saving, engineered solution was needed and identified.

GLOBO- Translation Made Easy

Employers should consider ways to enable non-English speakers to report safety incidents, share ideas, and participate in workplace discussions. Everyone has valuable information to contribute, and the organization benefits when we include everyone in the conversation.

Full library under the Safety Resources Library in the Safety Resources section.

If you have similar operations, please share this Operational Alert with operation managers, supervisors, equipment operators, and all affected employees. It is imperative that management, at all levels, review their operations for similar hazardous conditions, acts, and controls.

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