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November, 2005
Part 2, How to Decline and End an Interview
Let’s continue our overview on handling the media. This time, we will discuss how to deal with reporters.
How to End an Interview
It is important to keep control at all times during a crisis. Control includes determining not just where and when to hold interviews, but when to end them. The key to ending [...]
Tagout and Equivalent Safety Requirements
OSHA just issued its Top 10 list of most frequently cited standards for 2005. Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) finished fifth. Last year, it was fourth. LOTO is confusing. It’s also technical and hard to comply with. So, while its exact place might change from year to year, as long as OSHA keeps a Top 10 you can [...]
Part 2, Linking Up Objectives
Last week, we discussed the first step in achieving strategic alignment – identifying the strategic objectives of the organization. The next step in the process is to identify the objectives of health and safety (H&S) and then link them up with those of the organization. Let’s look at how to do that.
Identification of H&S [...]
Dealing With the Media during a Crisis, Part 1
An explosion occurs at your plant. It is a full-fledged disaster. You are about to address the media and you wonder, “What in the world am I doing here? – I’m a safety director, not a press agent.” As you speak to the TV cameras and microphones, you think to yourself:
“Am I saying the right [...]
The Tale of Window Dressing
NOVEMBER 21, 2005:
Some companies just don’t get it. They know they gotta train workers. They also know that us OSHA inspectors are gonna want to see proof that they delivered the right training.
But here’s where they screw up. Instead of hard and specific documentation, they got nothing to show us but a bunch of window [...]
Book Review: Achieving Success By Tapping the People You Know
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
Stopped dead in your tracks? Not sure what to do next? In need of information or support? If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, you need to learn how to make things happen. But fear not. I know a great book you can use to teach yourself the networking [...]
Part 3 of 4: Video Projectors
When presenting to a large group in a large room, you should generally use the more sophisticated mechanical training aids. Last week, I discussed overhead projectors. Today, in the conclusion of this series, I will look at the pros and cons of using video-projected images and software, such as PowerPoint.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Video-Projected Presentations [...]
Part 1, What It Is and How to Achieve It
“Strategic alignment.” Is this just another fancy term – a pipe dream – something consultants like to sell? No. It’s none of the above. Strategic alignment is a powerful concept in any endeavor including health and safety (H&S). I would like to discuss strategic alignment in the H&S context. I will explain what it looks [...]
The Hazards and How to Prevent Them
Put yourself in this worker’s shoes: You’re given the job of applying chromium- and nickel-based thermal sprays at a temporary worksite. It’s a two-day job. The ventilation is inadequate. You don’t wear an appropriate respirator.
After the job, you develop a cough. Soon you’re experiencing symptoms of fatigue and shortness of breath. A family member [...]
Getting Departing Employees to Keep Proprietary Information Confidential, Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, I explained how an ethically-based promise can be more powerful than a legally-enforceable contract in preventing employees from divulging trade secrets and other confidential information when they leave your company. But the ethical promise has limitations. For one thing, it works only with ethical employees. And it has power [...]
