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Zero is the Enemy of “Safe” - Manage Risk & Safety - SafetyPro

In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins opened with the phrase “good is the enemy of great.” As safety leaders, and whether we’d like to believe it or not, it has a lot of..

Leveraging 200 Years of Other People’s Mistakes

If you had the opportunity to flatten your organization’s learning curve by leveraging 200 years of other people’s mistakes while internalizing best practices and providing an..

ANSI/AIHA Z10 vs. OHSAS 18001 vs. VPP: Does it really matter?

Which safety management system is best for us? This is a question that we field on a pretty regular basis from organizations that are considering establishing a safety management..

A Safety “Pro” Carol: A Story of Safety Culture

In light of the season, we bring you a story to keep in mind about your safety culture’s effect on the future of your company, starring you! We realize that it is easy to become..

The Ten Commandments of Drone Safety

Christmas is right around the corner, and while it seems the days of the Red Ryder BB gun have long passed us, there are quite a number of you that have (or Santa is going to..

The 4 Personal Responsibilities for Safety Resilience

Recently, I penned an article called “The Most Worthless Program in Your Safety Manual.” One of the comments made a reference to personal responsibility, and its role in..

In Safety, You Can’t Have It Both Ways

When it comes to safety, you can’t have it both ways. Either: The organization delegates the responsibility and accountability for safety to the people with the most control over..

Reduce complication, not complexity

The world that we live in is immersed in complexity. This has been the topic of numerous books, blog posts, and discussion that reach far beyond any relevant reference point of..

Mind The Empathy Gap, a Necessary Competence - SafetyPro

Even from when I was a little boy, I can remember vividly the attempts that my mother made to try to get me to be more empathetic towards others. “Walk a mile in their shoes…” was..