Frontline program

A company s injury history, both the frequency and severity of injuries, is one of the factors determining their workers compensation insurance premiums. Having a revamped safety program will drive down injury rates and, in turn, insurance premiums. But, that is only one of the costs associated with workplace injuries. Others include medical expenses for treatment of the injured and lost productivity. Below are some rather startling findings from a PBS Frontline program based on a University of Michigan Press publication, which examined workplace injury statistics for 1992. 

Water treatment service companies sell water treatment programs and water management services primarily through technically trained sales representatives. In large companies, there is often a small army of marketing, technical, and sales-support staff, operating in concert, behind these frontline representatives. But they all have a common purpose,... 

The AIChE s Center for Chemical Process Safety developed a how to type of book that addresses most of the concerns of OSHA s proposed Process Safety Management standard and all of the concerns of Management of Change. This book is useful to the frontline supervisor, the second-level supervisor, superintendent, and the manager of a facility that manufactures, handles, or stores hazardous chemicals. It is for the on-site organization that is developing the specific procedures of a MOC program. 

A mention of David Graham was made in PBS s FRONTLINE on or abont December 14, 2004, the program title being Dangerous Prescription. Most of the program was devoted to problems within the FDA and mentioned the fact that drugs... 

The SOLVER macro in EXCEL and other spreadsheet programs was developed by Frontline Systems. Much useful information is available at hUp //www.fr(mts s.com/mde.x.hUnl. 

All levels of management must be involved in the loss control program. The frontline supervisor is the key to a successful program. Supervisors have the most control over the variables that affect both the prevention and the proper control of emergencies. Supervisory control extends to ... 

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