Tag: occupational safety
Building the Foundation for a Strong Logistics Loss Prevention Department
Once, a distribution center supervisor told me about their former logistics loss prevention manager. During management meetings, this fellow took great pride in informing...
David McGowan of Tiffany and Co. to Be Recognized with SIA Insightful Practitioner Award
The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently announced David McGowan, Tiffany & Co.'s vice president of global protection services, as the 2017 recipient of its...
How to Recognize Signs of Employee Fraud
A comprehensive study of injuries and illnesses in retail several years ago surprised researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)....
Workplace Health and Safety: Dispelling the Myths
As a young boy, my dreams didn’t include wanting to be a workplace health and safety professional. In fact, I probably wasn’t alone in...
Risk Management and Loss Prevention: Partners for Profits
When comparing the risk management and loss prevention disciplines, it is important to recognize that the two functions share many common missions. They both manage...
Ladder Safety in the Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector
In 2014, work-related falls to a lower level in the wholesale and retail trade (WRT) sector accounted for over 12,500 reported injuries. These injured...
Addressing the Growing Threat of Workplace Violence (APU)
Workplace violence incidents have tripled in the last decade, and it’s now the fastest-growing category of murder in the US. It’s also the second...
Focus on the 4 Ps to Meet Loss Prevention’s New Mandate in a More...
With 30 years as a first responder and leadership in the public safety community, Anthony Mangeri has long had a front row seat to the impact that emergency events have on retailers.
Terrorism, Workplace Violence, and Insurance Implications
Several recent manmade disasters, including the attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL, and the Brussels airport terrorist bombing, highlight the vulnerability of the...