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Grant St. Clair

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Operations Training

Avoid Bad Training Habits by Putting Structure in Your OJT Program

On-the-job training (OJT) remains popular among companies that prefer their employees learn by doing. This instruction style is far more engaging than most classroom training, and workers can remain on the floor where they’re productive. But how can you be sure employees are being trained with the right procedures and policies, without shortcuts?

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Workplace Safety

7 Habits of Highly Successful Safety Cultures

Safety should be a top concern for any company that is genuinely concerned for the wellbeing of their employees, not to mention for the company’s overall bottom line. The trick is getting all parties on the same page. Here are 7 habits to get there.

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Training

Taking Training Beyond Traditional PowerPoint

Many manufacturers rely on PowerPoint and Excel to manage their training programs. Here’s how to move beyond some of the traditional confines of those programs.

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Compliance Food Safety

Discovery of New Listeria Species and Its Effect on EMPs

These new developments present the timely opportunity to assess your EMP program team and their technical education. Many companies find that by properly training their EMP team, they can be more proactive and effective in finding and addressing potential bacteria contamination risks.

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Workplace Safety

OSHA’s 7 Elements to Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace

An effective OH&S program requires the support of every employee, from the frontline workers to the executive level. OSHA recommends building your workplace safety blueprint on these seven elements.

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Training

5 Ways to Train Employees to Prevent Cyberattacks

While a long an ever-present threat to businesses, city government, schools, and hospitals, cybercriminals are now aggressively targeting manufacturers with increasing frequency. Here’s how you can enlist your employees to help defend against these attackers.

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Compliance Food Safety

SQF Edition 9 is Live – 6 New Requirements for Management

In this blog, I’ll cover six new requirements under Edition 9, Section 2.1.1, that address senior management’s role in leading and supporting a proper food safety culture, and implementation processes.

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Compliance Food Safety

SQF Edition 9 is Live, What You Should Know Now

Recently updated GFSI benchmarking standards prompted the update to SQF Edition 9 to demonstrate a food safety culture throughout an entire organization as one of the requirements.

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Food Safety

The Five Dimensions of a Highly Successful Food Safety Culture

The term “food safety culture” continues to evolve. As GFSI standardizes how it can be measured, now is the time understand these evaluations.

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Workplace Safety

Pandemic Workplace Safety – OSHA vs. States on Masks and More

Masks or face coverings are one of the most controversial and politicized garments in our lifetime. As states roll back mask mandates – here’s what to know for your employees.

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