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Conducting Reference Checks: Best Tips for Getting Meaningful Information

5.31.2019
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Conducting Reference Checks: Best Tips for Getting Meaningful Information By Suzan Sturholm, SPHR, All Things HR, LLC. We are often asked “what is the best way to get the most meaningful information from a candidate’s references?” Although there…

The Importance of Safety Training

5.31.2019
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Routine work can dull alertness, and the caution that existed when the job was new and interesting can slowly fade. In many jobs the same route is traveled daily over the same roads, or the same tasks are…

Getting Your Risk Class Right

5.24.2019
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Small business owners know that risk can take many forms. Some companies take a risk to grow, for example, when a painting company also starts to drywall. And, some types of work just have more risk than others. A…

Powered Industrial Truck (Forklift) Safety

5.23.2019
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What is a Powered Industrial Truck? A Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) is a mobile, power-driven vehicle used to carry, push, pull, lift or stack material. There are twelve (12) different types of PITs, and designated types of PITs can…

How to Identify a Permit-Required or Alternate Confined Space

5.16.2019
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We’ve been hearing that more and more Washington employers are being cited for confined space violations… Confined spaces can be found in the facilities and job sites of just about every Approach client, so it’s important to know…

Stepladder Safety

5.16.2019
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Stepladders are commonly used in the construction or general industry, but they require careful use. They are not designed for any degree of side loading and are relatively easily overturned. Avoid over-reaching. People have been killed getting down…

Fall Protection

5.10.2019
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Historically, falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, accounting for about one-third of all fatalities in the industry. For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were 713 fatal falls to a lower level in 2017,…

Announcing the 2019 Retro Refund Calculations! (For "July Groups")

5.10.2019
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Announcing the 2019 Retro refund calculations! The 2015, 2016, and 2017 plan year retro refunds were announced on April 26, 2019 for July enrollment groups. This includes Approach clients in MBA GRIP, PITB Transportation, SMART A Team, and SMART…

Two Seconds - The Dangers of Taking Shortcuts

5.3.2019
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A company was hired to install electrical conduit in a 12-foot trench. The trench box was on the flat bed of a trailer. The job only required a “quick” application of glue, push together and they would be finished so…

Recruiting Tips for Today’s Hot Market

5.3.2019
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It’s not your imagination — finding good employees in Washington state is very difficult right now. Unemployment has been below 5 percent statewide for more than two years and the market is even tighter in Seattle, where the rate reached…

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