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Gain insight into various training-related topics, employee learning, safety, and regulatory compliance with free whitepapers written by our subject-matter experts.

The Importance of Brakes: Key Components, Inspection, and Maintenance

Did you know over a third of road inspection out-of-service violations on commercial vehicles involve out-of-adjustment brakes and other brake system violations? In order to keep their vehicles on the road, drivers must know not only how to properly inspect and maintain air brakes, but also understand how air brakes function.

Download this free brake safety whitepaper to learn how to keep your brakes well maintained and functioning properly. It covers important topics like:

The compressor, governor, and air dryer
“Parallel” systems
The slack adjuster
Heat
Readjustment limits
And more

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Top OSHA Training Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Training involves delivering information so employees can protect themselves from hazards. Common errors include failing to identify all training requirements, failing deliver effective and memorable training, and failing to recognize a need for refresher training. If employees don’t remember key information, or if memory fades over time, the training wasn’t effective.

This whitepaper by J. J. Keller's experts will help you dodge common training mistakes that could land you in trouble with OSHA.

Find out how to protect your employees and business, including:

Identifying all your training needs
Delivering effective training
Providing refresher training
And more

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8 Business Benefits of a More Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive Workplace

As the workforce grows more diverse, concepts like equity and inclusion have become more prominent in the workplace. In fact, it has been reported that two-thirds of employees believe their company should commit more time and resources to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

This whitepaper offers helpful tips and insights from J. J. Keller’s human resources experts to guide your DEI efforts. It explains many ways DEI can positively impact your business, such as:

Higher productivity and profits
Less money spent on litigation
Increased engagement and innovation
Expanded talent pool
And more

Related Training: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training

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OSHA Safety Training Basics for Health Care: What You Need to Know

Workers in the healthcare industry face serious hazards on the job, which can make a hospital or health clinic even more dangerous than a construction site. Those working in these settings – including medical staff, maintenance workers, housekeeping, and many other types of employees – must be aware of these hazards and properly equipped to handle them.

Safety training, as required by OSHA, is one of the most effective ways to protect a healthcare facility and those who work there. Written by a J. J. Keller Expert, this comprehensive whitepaper answers key questions employers might have, such as:

Who is considered part of the healthcare industry?
What training is required?
What unique training challenges exist in the healthcare industry?
What does OSHA expect in a training program?
And more

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Providing PPE and ensuring its use

PPE is worn to minimize workers’ exposures to serious workplace hazards that can cause injuries and illnesses. And, your PPE program helps ensure your employees get the right equipment and use it properly.

This free 13-page whitepaper offers info to help you:

Assess the hazards
Identify control methods
Pay for required PPE
Select the right PPE for the job
Ensure PPE fits comfortably
Conduct training
Enforce PPE safety rules
Protect temporary workers

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OSHA Safety Training Basics: What you need to know

OSHA requires that employers provide a safe and healthful workplace. Many OSHA standards, which have prevented countless workplace tragedies, include specific safety and health training requirements to ensure that workers have the required skills and knowledge to safely do their work.

This whitepaper, written by J. J. Keller Editor Mark Stromme, provides employers with answers to many of the most common employee training questions asked by safety professionals.

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Drug Tests Gone Wrong: How to Avoid Drug and Alcohol Testing Mistakes

Drug and alcohol tests support a safe, productive work environment. Yet if they’re done incorrectly, laws could be violated in unexpected ways. Employers need to be aware of what could go wrong and how to reduce the risk of a costly mistake.

This free whitepaper provides expert guidance to help employers avoid potentially serious errors in their drug and alcohol testing programs. Topics covered include:

Pre-employment tests
Reasonable suspicion tests
Random tests
And more!

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Related Training: Reasonable Suspicion Training

Forklifts: Safe Operation and Training

Forklift safety has seen a renewed focus recently with the observance of National Forklift Safety Day, a revised ANSI lift truck industry standard, and a regulatory agenda item to revise the OSHA standard.

Powered industrial trucks (PIT) continue to be in heavy use throughout industry, and continue to be a source of severe injuries to workers.

Written by J. J. Keller Senior Editor Travis Rhoden, this whitepaper provides an overview of OSHA's PIT requirements, including:

Equipment design
Modifications/additions
Safety devices, warnings, lights
Operator training
Trainer qualifications
And more

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Related training: Forklift Training

Active Shooter/Active Threat: Are you prepared?

Employers have a legal obligation to provide their employees with a work environment free from harm, including physical violence.

Given the increase in workplace shootings in recent years, knowing how to respond if confronted with an active threat is just as important as knowing what to do in the event of a fire or tornado.

Written by J. J. Keller Editor Mark Stromme, the free Active Shooter/Active Threat whitepaper explains how you can take a proactive approach by:

Training employees
Conducting a threat assessment
Creating an emergency action plan
And more

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Related Training: Active Shooter/Active Threat: How to Survive

Invest in Your Drivers: Training For Every Career Stage

Developing a comprehensive driver training program is no small task, but it’s essential to protecting the long-term viability of your business. A lack of customized training can lead to accidents, litigation, or worse, which can have a profound impact on both your CSA scores and your bottom line.

Written by J. J. Keller’s in-house team of transportation experts, our free Invest In Your Drivers: Training For Every Career Stage whitepaper touches on all aspects of driver training — from initial instruction to obtain that first CDL to refresher training for veteran drivers. It covers:

Entry-Level Driver Training
New Driver Orientation Training
Finishing Training
Corrective Action Training
Refresher Training
And more!

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Related training: Entry-Level Driver Training, Safe & Smart Driver Training Program, Corrective Action Training

The Ins and Outs of HazCom Training

Hazard communication remains one of OSHA's Top 10 violations from year to year. While the standard has numerous requirements, one that often trips up employers is training.

This whitepaper provides guidance on the required elements of an effective hazard communication training program, to help ensure you're in compliance with the regulations.

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Related training: Introduction to Hazard Communication & GHS, GHS Safety Data Sheets (SDS), GHS Container Labels

Workplace Bullying and Violence: What You Need to Know

Workplace bullying and violence affect the victims, and your company's bottom line.

When hostile or violent incidents are allowed to continue, they can decrease employee morale, increase stress, lower productivity, increase absenteeism, and increase the use of company healthcare benefits.

This important whitepaper will help you remain alert for signs of bullying and violence at your workplace... and know what steps to take when you see them.

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Related Training: Workplace Bullying And Violence: Training For Supervisors And Employees

Sexual Harassment: 3 Tips for Effective Training

Employers paid out a record $68.2 million to those alleging sexual harassment violations through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2019, breaking the all-time record by more than $10 million.

Though most employers have implemented sexual harassment policies and training on the issue. If those policies and training programs were effective, logically, the number of allegations would decline significantly. Instead, they make it troublingly clear — something is not working.

Written by J. J. Keller associate editor Judy Kneiszel, the free Sexual Harassment: 3 Tips for Effective Training whitepaper explains how you can improve training effectiveness by:

Using the bystander approach
Teaching civility
Establishing and enforcing an effective policy

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Related Training: Sexual Harassment Prevention

Human Trafficking: Bringing This Crime Out of Hiding

When it comes to recognizing and reporting human trafficking, a motor carrier and its professional drivers are in a unique position.

Due to the nature of their jobs, professional drivers tend to frequent the most common places where human trafficking happens, including motels, restaurants, truck stops, rest areas and gas stations.

Written by J. J. Keller Editor Heather Ness, this free whitepaper helps motor carriers and drivers understand what human trafficking is, how traffickers manipulate their victims, and the common signs that someone may be a human trafficking victim.

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Related training: Human Trafficking Awareness for Drivers

Entry-Level Driver Training: Complying with New Requirements

As of February 7, 2022, an entry-level driver must, prior to taking the skills test, successfully complete a prescribed program of theory and behind-the-wheel instruction provided by a school or other entity listed on FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry (TPR).

Written by J. J. Keller Editor Jill Schultz, the free whitepaper Entry-Level Driver Training: Complying with New Requirements covers the new training requirements, including:

Who is subject to the requirements
Training curriculum specifications
Training provider and instructor criteria
Recordkeeping requirements
And more!

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Related training: Entry-Level Driver Training

Walkway Safety: How To Stop Falls From Costing Your Company

Slips, trips and falls are among the most common causes of workplace injuries, affecting all industries.

These events can cause back injuries, strains and sprains, contusions, and fractures. Even falls on the same level can result in serious injuries.

Written by J. J. Keller Senior Editor Mark Stromme, the free whitepaper Walkway Safety provides critical information on understanding fall hazards, including:

Slip, trip and fall basics
Contributing factors
Costs of falls
Fraud
And more!

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Related training: Walkway Safety for Employees

How To Successfully Manage Remote Employees

The ranks of remote employees are growing. While working from home comes with a unique set of challenges, it is possible for remote employees to not only survive, but thrive!

Whether you're managing a well-established remote staff or a group that is new to the remote working dynamic, it's important to fine tune your skills to best manage your team.

This timely whitepaper gives you the tools and information you need to successfully communicate with, and manage, your remote employees.

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Related training: How to Work From Home Effectively, How to Manage a Remote Team, How to Address HR Challenges in a Dispersed Workforce

Online Training: A Sound Investment in Safety, Compliance, and Your Bottom Line

Online training (or eLearning), is one of the most rapidly-growing solutions many organizations are relying on to help fulfill their training needs. Online training enables learners to access their required training whenever, wherever it’s convenient for them, as long as they have access to the internet.

This whitepaper breaks down why it is important to use online training, how your company will benefit from it, and what to look for when selecting online courses.

Switching your strategy to incorporate at least some amount of online training cannot (and will not) go unnoticed … in a very good way!

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Selecting a Learning Management System That Fits Your Needs and Your Budget

A Learning Management System (LMS) is an essential tool for trainers to manage their training, monitor learner participation and track learner performance.

Selecting the right LMS for your organization may seem difficult and involves critical factors to consider:

Who will administer the system
Your budget
Technical limitations
Features offered by these systems

This whitepaper will guide you through the process of identifying which LMS is best suited for your organization.

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