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Creating Community: The 5-Step Startup Road Map — YFS Magazine
Successful businesses don’t happen in a vacuum. Yes, there’s the planning and financing and staffing and such. But when you boil it all down, the key to business success is community. Photo: Raviv Nadav, CEO, Kino by Kintetx Co | Source: Courtesy Photo Even if you’re a self-starter, with no need to borrow from your own community of friends and family to help get your entrepreneurial dream off the ground, your business needs community.
5 Powerful Fintech Lessons for Every Entrepreneur — YFS Magazine
Financial technology, or fintech for those in-the-know, has radically changed how we do business, whether you realize it or not. Thanks to the fintech boom of the 21st century, you now have access to all sorts of invaluable applications and services that make building a business that much easier. However, there is a difference between using fintech and understanding it.
How to Win the War for Talent in the Gig Economy — YFS Magazine
Young employees crave freedom, flexibility, and work-life integration—all the perks of gig work. Workplace trends expert Rick Grimaldi says if you provide these benefits and a sense of stability and belonging, your company will thrive in the long run. Photo: Rick Grimaldi, Partner at FisherPhillips LLP | Source: Courtesy Photo Since the gig economy exploded on the scene during the Great Recession, it has reshaped the American workforce.
How To Reduce Liability Risk For Company Vehicle Accidents — YFS Magazine
While you’ve created a booming business, you may face a major financial challenges if you’re faced with a liability lawsuit involving your company or fleet vehicles. Photo: Sean M. Cleary, Founder and Principal Attorney at The Law Offices of Sean M.
Should Remote Employees Be Paid Less Money? — YFS Magazine
Work-from-home employees have proven to be surprisingly productive during the pandemic. Now some employers are considering making remote work permanent and paying remote employees less than in-office employees. Workplace trends expert Rick Grimaldi explains why paying lower wages for remote employees could be a bad idea—and shares insights around this important decision. COVID-19 showed us once and for all that yes, many employees can successfully work from home.
Have We Reached A Turning Point In The Minimum Wage Debate? — YFS Magazine
The controversy over raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is coming to a head and revealing a wide range of perspectives. Many Americans support the proposed increase. Some businesses support an increase, just not one as large as $15. And others are firmly, vehemently against it.
Labor Attorney Talks Vaccine Deployment And The Workplace: What's Next? — YFS Magazine
Soon, the COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available to most employees. Is your company ready to help them get vaccinated and back to work? Attorney Rick Grimaldi, Partner at FisherPhillips LLP, shares insights to help employers get a plan in place now. Photo: Rick Grimaldi, Partner at FisherPhillips LLP | Source: Courtesy Photo At long last the COVID-19 vaccines are here.
Four Cybersecurity Tips For Startups and Small Businesses — YFS Magazine
Starting and running a small business is an exciting and nerve-wracking endeavor. As you progress, get up to speed, and tackle the technology needs of your company, cybersecurity should be top of mind. Cybersecurity, protecting internet-connected systems such as hardware, software, and data from cyber-threats is essential for every business, regardless of size. A Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations report found that 43 percent of cyberattacks were against small businesses.
Four Ways Business Owners Can Prepare For Retirement — YFS Magazine
Employees tend to do a good job when it comes to thinking about retirement. With little desire to work longer than necessary, they keep an eye on the future. They look for ways to start saving and investing so they can retire at a reasonable age. If they can achieve this and secure a retirement lifestyle in the process, their careers have been successful. Unfortunately, many business owners don’t spend as much time planning their financial future.
Meet Leidy Mazo: The Miami Artist Creating Pop Art and Sculptures — YFS Magazine
“I try to make each piece as a celebration of life that makes you wonder and question the characteristics,” says Leidy Mazo, the up-and-coming Miami-based pop artist behind coveted pop art paintings and large contemporary 3D sculptures produced under her namesake brand Art by Leidy. Born in Colombia, Mazo arrived in the United States at the age of 15. Her work ethic and drive as an ambitious young teenager led Mazo to receive a scholarship to an art institution.
10 Steps To Create An Effective Workplace Safety Program — YFS Magazine
Photo: TJ Scimone, founder and CEO of Slice, Inc. Workplace safety should be a priority for any company. But keep in mind that prioritizing safety and effectively implementing a workplace safety program are two different things. While many workplace safety programs are well-meaning, they often fall short of being truly effective. Why? Most safety programs use a linear approach to workplace safety.
Arc Flashes: The Unseen Danger
Although arc flashes have been a danger since electricity was harnessed for use, arc flashes were not addressed as specific hazards by the electric power industry until recently. This is changing. Arc flashes are unseen dangers that can occur without any direct contact between a worker’s body and an energized wire or piece of equipment. They’re often accidentally initiated by workers that are unaware that they are in a potentially life-threatening situation. What Happens in an Arc Flash?
5 Tips to Keep Hands Safe
5 Tips to Keep Hands Safe By TJ Scimone, Founder and Owner of Slice, Inc. on 12/2/2019 11:12 AM Construction sites and industrial workplaces regularly put workers’ hands at risk of injury. For coating professionals, chemical exposure, lacerations, and hand smashes are particularly big risks. Those risks result in too many injuries.
Mental Health Is Not A Dirty Word – Let's Stop Ignoring It At Work — YFS Magazine
Photo: TJ Scimone, founder and CEO of Slice, Inc. It’s crucial to focus on the physical well-being of your team. Yet it is equally necessary to prioritize the mental and emotional well-being of those within your organization. Workplace safety is essential for every employee. It is a company’s duty and moral responsibility to look after their employee’s protection. Employees who are both physically and psychologically healthy are less hazardous to themselves and those they interact with daily.
Workplace Harassment Is About Respect: You Either Have It Or You Don't — YFS Magazine
Photo: TJ Scimone, founder and CEO of Slice, Inc. The MeToo movement and other awareness-raising efforts have brought harassment to the forefront as one of the most important safety issues in the workplace today. Harassment is not something we can continue to ignore or minimize. We must finally recognize it as the hazard that it is. How is harassment a workplace safety issue? When we think about common workplace safety issues, we often think about the causes of physical injuries.
The importance of hand safety at work
More workplace injuries happen to hands than to any other body part except for the back. More than one million workers experience a serious hand injury in the workplace every year, according to the National Safety Council, and cuts, lacerations, and punctures—which often happen on the hands—are one of the top three types of injuries that keep laborers away from work.
The importance of hand safety at work
More workplace injuries happen to hands than to any other body part except for the back. More than one million workers experience a serious hand injury in the workplace every year, according to the National Safety Council, and cuts, lacerations, and punctures—which often happen on the hands—are one of the top three types of injuries that keep laborers away from work.
Why “Lesser” Injuries Matter: The Case for Hand Safety - OILMAN Magazine
Oil and gas workers and employers are well aware that jobs in this industry are notoriously dangerous. In fact, the oil and gas industry is so dangerous that most workplace safety reporting focuses on severe injuries and fatalities. It’s understandable that so much focus is directed at preventing major accidents. But, unfortunately, that means that the prevention of less severe injuries can get overlooked.
You Can't Afford To Overlook Mental Health And Workplace Safety
Photo: TJ Scimone, founder and CEO of Slice, Inc. Our thoughts and emotional state largely dictate how we act. When you address mental health it can get to the root of many workplace safety problems. I recently shared why small safety details matter and stress and fatigue are common causes of workplace injuries. Both have a negative impact on mental well-being. Employees with poor psychological health are easily distracted and less mindful.
Slice Cutting Tools: Safer Safety Knives
Lacerations are one of the most common injuries sustained in the workplace. The good news is that they are largely preventable, given the right training and the right equipment. As concerns the latter, safety managers the world over continually hunt for the safest safety knife—and we believe that search ends with Slice.
Slice: Unique Finger-Friendly Blades, Safer Knives
Safety is a primary concern in the workplace, especially when it comes to cutting tools. Rightfully so. Lacerations are one of the most common workplace injuries, and cutting tools are largely the culprit. In response, many manufacturers of industrial cutting tools have worked toward creating safety knives. However, their focus has been on handle design, and it’s not the handle that causes lacerations and punctures: it’s the blade.
Prioritize Safety For The Bottom Line: Part III
If there are injuries in your workplace, there is a weak spot somewhere in your health and safety program. One area to check is your implementation. You may come up with the most comprehensive and most well-intentioned program ever, but if worker compliance isn’t 100 percent, injuries will continue to plague your workforce. The goal should always be zero injuries and zero fatalities. But this is not the case for many businesses, especially hazard-filled environments like manufacturing plants.
Prioritize Safety For Your Bottom Line: Part II
At a time when deregulation of OSHA standards is the trend, businesses should not only follow safety regulations, but bypass them. You read correctly: create more stringent safety rules for your company; set your own excellent and all-encompassing standards. Why? Because it saves lives and reduces suffering, and it makes great business sense. This is Part II of a three-part series focused on why and how to create a safe workplace. Part I discussed the true and total costs of noncompliance.
Why Complying with Safe Cutting Protocols Matters
Utility workers have one of the most dangerous jobs. As such, it may be tempting to shortcut procedures such as adhering to safe cutting and other day-in day-out protocols to the letter. Routine safety tasks are often the first to be overlooked. It is these everyday tasks, however, that prevent common accidents. Such mishaps can also precipitate even more serious injuries. Those seemingly nit-picky protocols are the foundation for staying injury-free—and alive.
Prioritize Safety For The Bottom Line: Cost Of Poor Safety Compliance
Workplace safety. It is the foundation of any company’s success. Put another way: “Fatalities and serious injuries are a sign of the management failure,” says former head of OSHA, David Michaels, in a Dec. 14, 2017, story for revealnews.org. “Poorly managed companies are not as profitable as well-managed companies.” Safety should be the top priority, especially for workplaces with as many inherent dangers as industrial plants.
Processing innovation for the new year | Processing Magazine
The Processing team celebrated its 30th anniversary on Nov. 1 with a special reception at the Chem Show in New York. Happy holidays! As tradition has it, we are excited to count down to the new year by honoring influential and innovative product and technology solutions that made contributions to the process industries within the past 12 months.
5 tips for creating a strong safety culture in processing plants
Workplace safety is the keystone of success for any company, but especially one with an inherently dangerous workplace environment like a processing plant. Processing plants, whatever the product, are rife with hazards. Before streamlining production, analyzing finances, pursuing Research & Development, or embracing new technology, the first priority must be safety. Strong safety standards and compliance are linked to greater productivity and employee satisfaction.
The importance of a hand safety plan
Every workplace has unique health and safety requirements: office settings aren’t hard-hat zones and crab fishers don’t worry about typing-related carpal tunnel syndrome. Yet hand safety is a concern regardless of environment or job type. Human hands are amazing feats of engineering with complex interactions among bones, muscles, and ligaments, but this makes them vulnerable to injury.
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