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October, 2007
Breaking the Cycle of Risky Behavior, Part 2 of 2
Last week, we discussed how external factors like fatigue, frustration and pressure can break down safety training and habits and cause us to engage in risky behaviors. What’s needed, we concluded, is a triggering mechanism that causes us to recognize that we’re losing our self-control and pull back before we get hurt. This capacity is [...]
A Halloween Safety Checklist
Halloween is spooky, especially if you’re a safety professional. Or a mom. On Halloween, we let the kids do the things we tell them not to do 364 days of the year. We let the kids walk the streets at night. We tell them to take candy from strangers. We let them use sharp knives [...]
Progressive Discipline and Safety Infractions, Part 2 of 4
A basic progressive discipline policy (see Tools for a Model version) provides for at least four levels of punishment: verbal warning, written warning, suspension and termination. But there’s no one way to do it and policies may vary depending on the company and collective bargaining agreement. For example, the penalty for a first offense may [...]
The Online Profile, Part 3 of 4
Dear SafetyXChange Members:
Let’s continue our discussion of 21st century resumes by examining a new format that has evolved to supplement the résumé: the online profile.
What Is an Online Profile?
The online profile is a newfangled medium that executives and managers have added to their portfolio of job search materials. An online profile is exactly that: a [...]
How to Come Up With and Sell New Safety Ideas
The 19th century railroad baron Cornelius Vanderbilt once claimed that he turned down every new idea the first time it was pitched to him. His rationale: “I figured that if the idea or man behind the idea was any good, he would come back to me with the same idea again.” Vanderbilt wasn’t just blowing [...]
Breaking the Cycle of Risky Behavior, Part 1 of 2
“I don’t know what happened. I’ve been doing this job for 20 years and I’ve never gotten hurt.”
If I had a dollar for every time an injured employee told me that, I’d be a rich man. The truth is we almost always get hurt because of something that doesn’t happen very often. Things don’t break [...]
7 FAQs about Endocrine Disruptors
Safety, health and environmental agencies in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan have begun to recognize the hazards of a broad category of chemicals called endocrine disruptors (also known as EDCs) that may be causing long lasting effects on people and animals. EDCs are found in a wide variety of workplaces. If you think that [...]
Progressive Discipline for Safety Infractions, Part 1 of 4
There’s no point in having safety rules if you’re not prepared to discipline workers who disobey them. In fact, having a rule that you don’t enforce is in some ways worse than having no rule at all. But discipline is risky business, especially if the worker belongs to a union. Chances are, you’ll end up [...]
Using Body Language to Gain an Edge
Job seeking doesn’t end when you get the offer. The final step in the process is in many ways the most important. If and when you land that new position, you must negotiate the best deal you can. Learning how to negotiate isn’t easy. After all, this isn’t something they teach as [...]
What Does the Law Require? Part 2 of 2
Editor’s Note: Part 1 of this series was published on Oct. 1. Because of the Columbus Day/Thanksgiving holiday, there was no newsletter last Monday. To preserve the flow, we’ve published the story in its entirety. If you already read Part 1 and don’t want to read it again, skip down to the section subtitled, “The [...]