Tag: workplace safety

Hear two industry leaders who live and breathe safety share the successes and lessons learned to drive success in keeping stores safe.

Editor's Note: As we continue to work through the diverse challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential that all of us diligently explore...

Editor's Note: As we continue to work through the diverse challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential that all of us diligently explore...

In an exclusive interview, LPM Executive Editor Jim Lee speaks with Kurt Leisure, vice president of risk services for The Cheesecake Factory. Leisure, who is responsible for risk management, insurance claims, safety, and loss prevention, provides valuable, wide-ranging insights on these important retail industry topics.

Failure to provide adequate security for victims of intimate partner violence can cause employers legal troubles. This checklist provides a range of possible security measures that retail organizations should consider for protecting employees who are the subjects of domestic violence.

If employees feel they don’t have an audience to which they can report safety concerns, they may instead turn to safety enforcement agencies.

In one scenario, a simple slip escalated into a full health and safety investigation and a "mitigation of brand damage" exercise.

Data examining the broader security industry suggests that security personnel actually file about as many lawsuits against their employers as they spark because of something they did or did not do.

Here is a quick-and-dirty guide to instructing employees on the proper techniques of writing an incident report: a key loss prevention skill that is critical to professional growth.

We have all slipped and fallen at some point in our lives and know the horrifying feeling of an uncontrolled fall. Each year, more than 8 million Americans will seek emergency room treatment for an accidental fall—33,000 of whom will die.