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The REAL Cost of a Bad Hire
You probably already know the importance of getting it right when you make hiring decisions, but do you actually know the real cost of a bad hire? A bad hire can ruin your productivity, force your...
Prepare Routine Risk Assessments
Routine risk assessments are essential for any workplace to identify and manage hazards. To prepare one, examine the entire work environment, procedures, and equipment to assess whether any health...
Six benefits of creating a safe work environment
Ensuring a safe work environment for your employees is an absolute necessity. If nothing else, the federal government requires it under the oversight of OSHA. The cost of workplace injuries,...
What to Do if You Used Up All Your Sick Days
If you wake up for work feeling sick, but you've run out of sick days not to despair. You have options. No matter what the reason you need the day off, you can feel helpless if taking the day off...
Safety Conversations Should Be Frequent
Safety conversations are often awkward, but communication is the key to any effective workplace safety program. No one wants to be lectured, and different people may have different strong opinions...
5 Signs a Company is the Right Fit
How do you know if a company is the right fit? When you’re searching for jobs, you’re always thinking about how to show off your best self and prove that you’re a good match for the job. But it’s...
Three Ways to Motivate Your Employees
Are you struggling with ways to motivate your employees this summer? As the year rolls on, it can be tough to maintain the rush of motivation that comes from the first few weeks of the brand new...
Is Professionalism Becoming Underrated?
Professionalism. It’s a nice buzzword. Everyone knows it’s important, but why? What does it mean? And why can’t we just forego it in favor of a really fun personality? Professionalism is a worker’s...
Essential Industrial Job Skills
If you're looking for the top essential industrial job skills, look no further. Whether you’re looking for your first industrial position or your tenth, job hunting is never fun. Competition may be...
Be Aware of Your Surroundings
One of the simplest ways to ensure safety at work is to be aware of your surroundings. Be vigilant about procedures and potential dangers that pose a threat to anyone’s safety. Plan your actions in...
Shortcuts at Work are Your Worst Enemy
Shortcuts at work are your worst enemy. Allowing shortcuts in the workplace reduces its overall safety and increases the risk for your workers. Both are potentially costly and will hurt productivity...
How to Identify High-Potential Employees
Wondering how to identify high-potential employees? Unemployment is at an all-time low. So when you find a well-qualified candidate you want to hire, you need to act quickly as they may be receiving...
7 Questions to Ask at Your Job Interview
Questions to Ask at Your Job Interview At the end of every job interview comes a crucial opportunity: when they give you, the interviewee, the chance to ask questions. Many candidates pass up that...
Why Complacency Is Dangerous
If you’ve been on the job for a while, complacency may set in and you may be tempted to cut corners. Safety procedures are often tedious, and once you’re familiar with the machinery and the tools...
How to Create a Workforce Safety Strategy
Workplace safety is absolutely essential for any organization. Accidents and injuries can be really costly. If an employee gets hurt, it can also be a huge setback for your team’s morale, not to...
Don’t Lose Confidence While Job Hunting
Job hunting is never fun, even when the job market is hot. Staying positive is the best way to push forward and eventually land the job of your dreams. Here are a few tips for keeping your...
How to Keep Employees Focused in the Summer
Summer is the best! You gotta get to the pool, to the beach, to the lake, there’s no homework or school schedule to follow, just lots of unsupervised outdoor time—and an occasional Netflix marathon...
Reward Employees Who Choose Safe Habits
You are probably aware of how critical safe habits are to your workplace. When safety is an entrenched habit, workers automatically take such important steps as locking out malfunctioning machines,...
MDAQMD commemorates 30-year anniversary
MDAQMD staff members and board members pose for a group photo in the MDAQMD office lobby on June 26, 2023. The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) on July 1 marked 30 years of...
MDAQMD Selects Robert Lovingood for 2-year Appointment
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District appoints Robert Lovingood as Member At Large for a 2-year appointment, nominated by unanimous vote.
5 Cutting Edge Recruiting Ideas
As employers continue to cope with talent shortages caused by “The Great Resignation,” they’re increasingly looking at new recruiting tools and techniques to gain a competitive advantage. Some of...