Construction
Construction is a high hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair. Construction workers engage in many activities that may expose them to serious hazards, such as falling from rooftops, unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy construction equipment, electrocutions, silica dust, and asbestos.
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NCS provides the latest construction safety best practices, with coverage including OSHA construction regulations and compliance, health and safety for construction workers, fall protection, construction personal protective equipment and much more.
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The proper information and resources provided by NCS can help Construction employers control risks to staff and train workers on potential hazards associated with each job.
Healthcare
Healthcare is involved, directly or indirectly, with the provision of health services to individuals. These services can occur in a variety of work settings, including hospitals, clinics, dental offices, out-patient surgery centers, birthing centers, emergency medical care, home healthcare, and nursing homes.
Health care workers face a number of serious safety and health hazards. They include workplace violence; lifting and repositioning patients; chemical and drug exposure; and respiratory and other infections. Many healthcare facilities also employ workers in the areas of mechanical maintenance, medical equipment maintenance, housekeeping, food service, building and grounds maintenance, and laundry - which have their own occupational hazards.
The proper information and resources provided by NCS can help health care employers control risks to staff and train workers on potential hazards associated with each job.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing includes establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. These establishments are usually described as plants, factories, or mills and characteristically use power driven machines and materials handling equipment. Establishments engaged in assembling component parts of manufactured products are also considered manufacturing if the new product is neither a structure nor other fixed improvement. Also included is the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics resins, or liquors.
The proper information and resources provided by NCS can help Manufacturing employers control risks to staff and train workers on potential hazards associated with each job.
Property Management
Being placed in the position of coordinating both mechanical and building systems and dealing with a variety of issues personal to clients’ homes, has the potential to place property managers in harm’s way. How can property managers stay safe when they face so many potential hazards in the workplace?
Personal safety should be a priority in all workplaces; however, there is joint responsibility in managing risks. If employers and employees work together to minimize risk, everyone can benefit from a safer work environment.
The proper information and resources provided by NCS can help Property Managers control risks to staff and train workers on potential hazards associated with each job.
Higher Education - Universities
The NCS University Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) program provides leadership, technical support, information and training, consultation, and periodic audits of environmental, health and safety practices and regulatory compliance. The NCS EHS staff works in a coordinated effort to address health and safety issues in several broad areas: workplace safety, occupational health, laboratory safety, emergency management, environmental programs, and general health and safety for the campus community.
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The proper information and resources provided by NCS can help Universities control risks to staff and train workers on potential hazards associated with each job.