For many industries, OSHA inspections are a fact of life--but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll know what to expect during your first inspection. Here's what to know and to be as prepared as possible.

When Does OSHA Inspect for Workplace Safety?

Although OSHA is responsible for ensuring the safety of every U.S. workplace, in most cases the organization doesn't constantly check in on your work. (The exception is industries designated "high hazard," which are required to have regular inspections.) Instead, specific events trigger an OSHA inspection:

• Pre-incident investigations: These inspections happen in response to imminent dangers, like unsafe workplace practices that could lead to death.

Every industry has its trends, but when it comes to workplace safety, multiple fields coalesce to acknowledge and overcome concerns, problems, and risks. In our two-part blog series, we'll explore these trends and what they mean for your workplace.

Today, we're covering part one: the risks your workers are likely most worried about in 2022 (and what they'll look like going forward).

Top 4 Workplace Safety Concerns

Some workplace safety trends never go out of style--like training courses to help workers protect themselves and one another. However, other trends--like the new risks and concerns introduced by COVID-19--grow and change as time goes on.

Here are four topics likely on your workers' minds:

The only thing more important than workplace safety is finding safety trainings that are effective, efficient, and memorable. Today, we'll cover four tips to help you make sure you choose workplace training courses that get the job done.

What Workplace Safety Training Should Look Like

Your business--and the people in it--deserve a high-quality workplace safety training program. However, with so many options out there, it can be difficult to tell whether you're choosing the courses that will actually make a difference for your organization.

Here are four tips to help you choose safety trainings that will inform, protect, and empower your workers on the job:

#1: It should be interactive