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October, 2006
An Athlete’s Guide to Skin Care
What do marathon runners and healthcare workers have in common? How about football players and truck drivers? Hint: It has to do with something we observe in November. And it’s not Thanksgiving.
Give up? November is National Healthy Skin Month in the United States. To help you bring home the “fluffy” topic of skin care to [...]
The General Contractor Duty to Protect a Subcontractors Workers
Everybody knows who’s responsible for health and safety when all of the workers at a site work for the same employer. But things get complicated at worksites with multiple employers. Take construction sites, for example. Typically, the property owner hires a general contractor to oversee the work. The general contractor then hires subcontractors to perform [...]
The 7 Words Not to Say in a Job Interview
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
The comedian George Carlin did a famous routine about the seven words you can’t say on TV. I have my own version: the seven words you can’t – or at least, you shouldn’t – say during a job interview.
Some Clarification
My version is a lot less risqué than Mr. [...]
How to Provide Safety Training that Induces Change
The definition of insanity, said Albert Einstein, is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. That leaves me to wonder what Einstein would have thought of the typical safety trainer. After all, training hasn’t changed much over the years in which I’ve been a safety consultant. Organizations [...]
How to Measure Safety’s ROI, Part 1 of 3
Companies come in all shapes and sizes. But they’re basically in business for the same reason: to make as much money as possible for their owners and shareholders. If you’re a safety director, you must resign yourself to this fact; more importantly, you must recognize what it means to you and your safety program. To [...]
Overcoming the Challenges of Implementation, Part 2 of 2
Last week, I discussed the concept of standardization and its application to occupational health and safety training. Today, I will look at the practical difficulties that arise when companies try to implement a standard at different locations within their organization and what to do to overcome these problems. I will use [...]
4 Things Managers Do to Stifle Growth
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
In today’s business climate, growth is essential to survival. So the last thing any company needs is a manager who stifles growth. And yet, all too many managers smother the ideas, challenges and self-analysis that feed growth. Managers who do this on purpose are beyond redemption. But stifling [...]
Promoting People for the Right Reasons
Having the right people around you makes it much easier to do your own job. If you don’t have to worry about what other employees are doing, you won’t be spending half your day running around putting out fires. Remember this the next time an opportunity comes along to promote somebody from [...]
Know the Hazards and Reduce the Risks
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters make up the largest sector of the construction industry (and the best paid). These workers cover a lot of ground. You’ll find them not just at construction sites, but disaster clean-ups, municipal water treatment and power plants. Each of these worksites involves [...]
How It Affects Industries in North America, Part 1 of 2
The number and impact of standards such as ISO-9000 QM systems and ISO 14000 environmental standards have grown dramatically in the past 25 years, not just in North America but across the world. Standardization now encompasses many forms of activity. There is even talk of making English the primary language for [...]