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April, 2007
Changing Short Term Financial Gain to Long Term Business Success, Part 2 of 3
Last week, I explained why measuring only the tangibles can distort perceptions of a company’s financial performance. I also made the point that using a balanced scorecard provides a better perspective on long-term business success. Now I’d like to shift the discussion to the question of implementation. There are six things [...]
What Every Worker Should Know About Ammonia
Ammonia is a common hazardous chemical used in all kinds of settings. In hospitals, laboratories and other healthcare facilities (my professional backyard), ammonia is contained in compounds called quaternary ammonium salts, which because of their strong disinfectant properties are used as high-level cleaners and disinfectants on floors and on certain medical [...]
Using the Defense to Get OSHA Citations Dismissed, Part 2 of 2
The unpreventable employee misconduct defense works. I’ve used it twice in the past 10 years to get OSHA citations dismissed. Last week, I described the first case. Now I’ll describe the second.
The Second Incident
The second case took place back in the late1990’s. An OSHA inspector spotted one of our employees using an [...]
Overcoming 7 Common Problems of Safety Meetings, Part 2 of 2
There is probably no such thing as a bad safety meeting. Any time people get together to talk about how to work safely, something good has to come out of it. But some safety meetings are certainly better than others. Last week, we covered the 12 rules of successful safety meetings. Today, here’s a brief [...]
Changing Short Term Financial Gain to Long Term Business Success, Part 1 of 2
What can a worm do to help your company’s bottom line?
Keep reading and I’ll tell you.
Emergence of the Worm Theory
Many companies struggle to determine how well they’re performing and how well they wish they could perform in the future. Before the 1990’s, the most tried and true method of measuring overall [...]
Using the Defense to Get OSHA Citations Dismissed, Part 1 of 2
I read with great interest Glenn Demby’s recent article about the unpreventable employee misconduct defense against an OSHA citation. [Editor's Note: "Unpreventable Employee Misconduct: Is It a Defense Against Liability for an OSHA Violation," March 19, 2007]. I have used that defense twice in the past 10 years with 100% success. [...]
