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The Danger of Assumptions and the Informational Interview
By Lauryn Franzoni
It’s Back to School time for kids and Back to Job Searching time for at least some of you safety professionals out there. If you’re among the job seekers, here’s some advice: Beware of making assumptions.
Job seekers often make assumptions – false ones – about companies, positions and their potential for landing [...]
Women in Male-Dominated Occupations, Part 1
By Elizabeth Johnston
Historically, workplace health and safety, like the workplace itself, has been dominated by males and male issues. But economic and cultural developments over the last few decades have created more and better opportunities for women to enter the workplace as blue collar workers. Workplace safety systems need to accommodate this influx of [...]
Eyewash Facilities: Mistakes to Avoid, Part 2
By Glenn S. Demby, Esq
Bad things happen at workplaces that don’t have good eyewash facilities. If you’re one of the lucky ones, an OSHA inspector will discover the problem and order you to correct it before somebody gets hurt. If your luck is bad, one of your employees will discover the problem – when he [...]
The Liability Risks
By Robert Breslin
About a month ago, SafetyXChange published a two-part story about indoor air quality (IAQ) (Editor’s Note: By John Bruce, August 9 and 16). As the Director of OSHA Education Training for Vanguard Environmental, Inc., a national consulting firm based in Oklahoma, I would like to address another, perhaps even more important aspect of [...]
Steve Jobs Reveals the Key to Success
By Lauryn Franzoni
Steve Jobs: Says loving what you do is the secret to success.
What qualities and talents drive achievement? One way to answer this question is to study the careers of extraordinarily successful people. Like Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs is the co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer and co-founder and CEO of [...]
Disciplining Contractors: The Double Standard Syndrome and How to Avoid It
By Richard Hawk
A few months ago I spoke to a group of safety leaders at an oil refinery who told me about a problem they were experiencing. They said that contractors at the site were complaining that the company was stricter with their employees than with the “house employees.”
This is a common problem. When [...]
Eyewash Facilities: 4 Mistakes to Avoid
By Glenn S. Demby, Esq.
All workplaces contain at least some chemicals and corrosive materials. That includes big factories, hospitals and construction sites. Even an accountant’s office has cleaning fluids in the closet. If these chemicals get into the eyes, they can do terrible damage. So it’s hardly surprising that OSHA requires employers to furnish appropriate [...]
Hiring Candidates Who Fit In
By Lauryn Franzoni
Usually we speak in these pages about getting a job. Today, I’d like to look at things from the perspective of the person doing the hiring. To start off, here’s a note that I recently received from a SafetyXChange member:
I’m new in my job and I need to expand the team around [...]
