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The Two Fundamental Problems with Safety – Part I

While occupational health and safety has come a long way in the last 50 years, it hasn’t been all sunshine and daisies. There are a number of aspects which still cause safety..

Safety Scorecard Signs - Is It a Sign of The Times or Time for a Sign?

It seems standard at almost every industrial plant you enter or drive by that there’s a sign that says " --- days since last accident" (last reported injury, last lost time..

The 6 Essential Traits We Look for When Hiring Safety Professionals

As an organization that receives resumes nearly every single day from safety “professionals” seeking new opportunities, one might think that the selection process must be..

Scapegoating On The Stupid Worker

All too often the scapegoat when an incident or unsafe act occurs is the employee. Every day I see pictures posted of workers doing unsafe acts and I ask myself, is anyone..

Why Hiring a Safety Consultant to Fix Your Safety Culture Probably Won’t Work

I know you’re probably thinking, why would I write this if I were a safety consultant. Well, occasionally I’ll get a call from an organization leader, usually an operations..

Is It Time to Dump Your Behavior Based Safety Program?

I attended a really great safety conference recently that included a panel discussion of two thought leaders in safety. The topic centered around two huge topics in the safety..

Safety Culture: Are You Sure You have One?

At a recent safety conference, we interviewed vendors and attendees and asked, "What is the most important thing a company needs to create a safe workplace.?" The answer was, "A..

What Safety Leaders Need to Know about “Nested Interruptions”

One of the benefits to safety leaders who have a medical background (and keep dipping that toe into the pool from time to time), is the volume of human factors research that’s..

Fall Prevention for the Real world

Fall Protection violations in the construction industry have been among the highest cited OSHA violations for many years now. The Fall Protection standard, found at 29 CFR..