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How to Be a Good Safety Sheriff, Part 2 of 2
Welcome back, pardner. Last week, we talked about the Magnificent Four – the members of the safety detector gang: Smoke, heat, carbon monoxide and GFCI. Enlisting these fellahs as deputy is a big part of a Safety Sheriff’s job. But leading a hoss to water won’t make ‘em drink. So we need to talk about [...]
How to Document Safety Training, Part 4 of 4
Boiled down to its essence, your legal obligation with respect to safety training is fourfold:
Provide training to your workers;
Keep records so you can prove you furnished training;
Take steps to ensure that your training is effective; and
Keep records documenting your verification efforts.
We’ve talked about the first two. Let’s finish [...]
The Art of Asking Questions, Part 2 of 2
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
How does a leader master the art of asking questions? He or she must acquire two abilities. Let’s look at each one.
1. The Capacity to Ask the Right Questions
The first ability a leader must acquire is an understanding of what questions to ask. There’s no list of questions you can [...]
10 Ways to Get People to Motivate Themselves
How do you motivate others? Does it take a cheerleader’s yell or an inspirational speech? Do you hold out a carrot or a stick? The answer: None of the above. People must motivate themselves. Your mission as their leader: Create the kind of environment in which self-motivation can thrive.
Helping People Help Themselves
The ability to make [...]
The 4 Signs of a Top-Notch Safety Program
Measuring the success of a safety program by referring to numbers of injuries and illnesses is tantamount to confusing cause and effect. Get the program right, and the numbers will probably follow. Of course, there’s also the luck factor – good and bad – that needs to be accounted for. What safety professionals need is [...]
How to Be a Safety Sheriff, Part 1 of 2
As you make your way along life’s dusty trails, you and your family are protected by different kinds of safety detectors, sensors and gadgets. Many of these devices are things you don’t see and probably aren’t even aware of. For example, did you know that your car’s air bag passenger protection system uses [...]
How to Document Safety Training, Part 3 of 4
Safety training is a fundamental requirement of occupational health and safety laws. But providing safety training isn’t enough to ensure compliance. You must also be able to document your training efforts. And even that is not enough. Employers must be able to prove not simply that they delivered training to their workers but [...]
The Art of Asking Questions, Part 1 of 2
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
If you could develop a leadership skill that was simple, inexpensive and enabled you to get more done by doing less, would you be interested? Would the persons you work with be interested? You might be surprised to learn that the skill I’m referring to is the ability to ask good questions.
Question [...]
