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Humor & Gore in Safety Training Videos — Effective?

In many areas of employment law, training of supervisors and/or employees is recommended, and potentially very useful in preventing and defending employment lawsuits, but not, strictly speaking, legally mandated. Harassment is a prime example (except for in a few states that do mandate training, notably, California), but there are certainly others.
In contrast, workplace-safety [...]


Surprisingly Well-Paid Jobs; Not Surprisingly Dangerous Ones

From MSN Money (by Forbes), “10 surprising six-figure jobs,” including court reporter, mine manager, pressman and printing plant operator.
Also from MSN Money (by Forbes), “The 10 best-paying blue-collar jobs,” including public transit attendant, longshore equipment operator, brickmaster, stonemason, and power plant operators.
Finally, from CNN Money, “America’s most dangerous jobs,” including fisherman, logger, agricultural worker, [...]


HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for December 12, 2005

Hopefully, this week’s update brings a little something for everyone, starting with this delightful winter photo entitled “A Snow Angel.”
This great pic attracted many comments on flickr, including: “It brings me right back to being a small child bundled up in a huge snowsuit and being incredibly excited about the snow” and “It [...]