Step Up Your Game: Digital Solutions for Preventing Stock Loss and Improving Customer Experience
Keeping shrinkage in check is no mean feat, which is why it’s costing retailers up to £4.5 billion in the UK, and almost $100 billion globally, every year. And yet despite this, shrinkage is still incorrectly considered as part of the cost of doing business. Shrinkage does not necessarily just reflect stock loss. It has …
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Slavery in the Supply Chain: How Proper Monitoring Can Help Stamp it Out
A new report from The Conversation out this week suggests that of the 50-odd brands of tuna for sale in Australia, it’s impossible to be sure that no slavery was relied upon at any point in the supply chain to produce the tinned seafood sold by all but one of them. It’s a sobering look at …
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What Firefighters Can Teach Us About Risk and Safety in the Workplace
There are few jobs more dangerous than being a firefighter. The elements are unpredictable, and the work is unforgiving. One change of the wind, one mistake, and you could be fighting for your life. Firefighters don’t just risk their own lives on the regular, they’re also responsible for the safety of their team and the …
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Safe Holidays: News You Might Have Missed This Week
There’s a lot going on in the world, and it can be hard to stay on top of everything. So, here’s five things you need to know that you might have missed this week. 1. What to Expect in 2019 in Safety Bloomberg writes that the big moves in workplace safety in 2019 are likely …
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FDA and Suppliers Must Work Together to Solve Food Safety Crisis
The United States has one of the safest food supplies in the world but foodborne disease outbreaks and unsafe food conditions continue to plague retailers and customers year after year. Most recently, Wegmans cauliflower products were recalled over E.coli fears and more than 29,000 pounds of frozen Jimmy Dean sausage links were pulled from the …
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Safe and Sound: News You Might Have Missed This Week
There’s a lot going on in the world, and it can be hard to stay on top of everything. So, here’s five things you need to know that you might have missed this week. 1. UK’s Gatwick Airport Struggling With Drone Problem The second-busiest airport in the UK has been forced to close for long …
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The Most Common U.S. Workplace Health and Safety Violations of 2018
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) Top 10 Cited Violations for 2018 features two new categories that have not been in the top 10 before. OSHA releases this list every year in the hope that organizations will be more aware of hazards and how to fix them before anyone gets hurt. This list was …
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Vital Signs: How Wearable Technology Helps Protect Your Workforce
Hard hats and hi-vis are no longer the only armour available to workers to help tackle the factors that can bring about injuries. New developments in wearable sensors are helping to guard against joint strain, and injuries caused by issues such as fatigue or dehydration. Think of it as the warning lights on a car …
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What’s Your Baseline: How Do You Decide What Risks You Take?
We all take risks, in our lives, at work. But what happens when you, or those around you, start to deviate from what is safe, bit by little bit? In 1988 a series of massive explosions destroyed the world’s largest offshore oil and gas rig killing 167 men. In this new original podcast series SafetyCulture …
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Stay Safe Out There: News You Might Have Missed This Week
There’s a lot going on in the world, and it can be hard to stay on top of everything. So, here’s five things you need to know that you might have missed this week. 1. December a High Risk Time for Workers The New Zealand Institute of Safety Management released figures this week that show …
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