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Online Resources for Emergency Preparedness, Part 1 of 2
This is the newest installment of my continuing series to provide safety professionals useful links from the Internet. September is National Preparedness Month in the United States. So in this edition, I’ll look at emergency planning links for both families and businesses. Part 1 focuses on government agency sources. Review these sites, download what you [...]
How Do You Choose? Part 2 of 2
Complying with the laws is supposed to make us safer. Perversely, though, compliance – at least the administrative part of it, namely, the compliance audit – has become an end in itself, a distraction from safety. Last week, I vented my frustration with this. Today, I’d like to finish the thought and put the compliance [...]
What Is the Strangest Interview Question You Were Ever Asked?
Editor’s Note: Last week, our regular Friday author, Lauryn Franzoni, wrote about how to respond to an unexpected and strange interview question. So we decided to ask you to submit the oddball things people have asked you during job interviews. Here were your responses.
Usually I ask those who submit responses to our queries for permission [...]
Safety Designations in the Mining Industry, Part 1 of 2
A few months ago, my colleague Dave Duncan reviewed the CRSP and CSP designations. As the safety profession expands, many occupations have sprouted their own safety qualifications and designations. I’m going to cover two safety professional certifications in the mining industry: the Mine Safety Professional (MSP) and the Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP). Today, let’s [...]
The Secret Weapon in Return-to-Work, Part 3 of 4
Previous installments of this series looked at the role of supervisors in preventing and minimizing injury. Let’s shift the focus to another supervisory function that directly affects safety performance: return-to-work (RTW).
The Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety conducted a study that looked at those aspects of supervisor involvement most [...]
Helping Flaggers Handle Hazards, Part 2 of 2
Traffic control workers and others who work outdoors, especially in the summer, are faced with a number of hazards. Last week, we talked about how to manage one of those hazards – heat stress. Let’s now talk about the risks posed by vehicles and the motorists who drive them. Here’s a rundown of safe and [...]
How Do You Choose? Part 1 of 2
I know, I know. Complying with the law and preventing injury are supposed to be one and the same. But guess what? They’re not. And everybody knows it. A safety director I met at a recent conference summed it up perfectly: “I’d love to be able to do some stuff that would really reduce injuries,” [...]
In an Interview Would You Ever Tell a Lie?
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
I’d like to share with you a story told to me by one of the members of ExecuNet. This gentleman was near the end of his job interview and things appeared to be going well. Suddenly, the interviewer asked a strange question: “Would you lie if you had to?” What would you do [...]
How to Create an Off-the-Job Safety Program, Part 2 of 2
It’s in everyone’s best interests for employers to address safety issues not only on but off the job. Because off-the-job safety focuses on how individuals behave when they’re on their own time, it can be a sensitive topic. So it’s important to deliver advice as just that – a suggestion, not a mandate. There are [...]
The Secret Weapon in Preventing and Minimizing Injury, Part 2 of 4
When supervisors get involved, they prevent injuries and minimize the seriousness of injuries that do occur. The problem is getting supervisors involved. Why? The new Liberty Mutual study offers some insight.
The Liberty Mutual Study
The Liberty Mutual Research Institute study concentrates on the prevention of ergonomics injuries, such as strained backs, rotator cuff injuries and [...]
