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2007 Compliance Articles Index
Each year at this time, my colleague, Catherine Jones, publishes an index of the articles published by SafetyXChange in Best Practices (Tuesdays) and Training and Leadership (Thursdays). Although it’s taken me three years, I have finally come to recognize that this is a pretty good idea.
So here’s an index listing some of the more notable [...]
2007 Training and Leadership Articles Index
As I said a few days ago, 2007’s been another great year of growth and improvement for SafetyXChange. And as our community evolves, the one constant we can always rely on is the great material that we receive from you. Thank you all for being so generous with your time and your advice. Here’s a [...]
2007 Best Practices Articles Index
2007’s been another great year for SafetyXChange. Our second annual safety industry awards, the Saxcies™, was a hit – again. We also dabbled in video production this year, to mixed reviews. And our community is also continuing to grow and change, with many new features planned for next year. But one thing that hasn’t changed [...]
Progressive Discipline and Safety Infractions
How do you approach progressive discipline for employees with a high-frequency accident history? For example, if someone incurs three injuries (from first aid to medical treatment) in less than a year, what approach does one take in coaching and proceeding to further disciplinary actions?
We put this question from a SafetyXChange member to you at the [...]
Staging a Phony Fatality to Prevent a Real One
Many small-company safety reps have a hard time simply getting their workers to listen. And companies with low incident rates are the worst, because workers don’t see a “need” for lectures, rules, PPE, etc. For them, a safety meeting is nap time. This was my challenge. Here’s something I used at a safety meeting to [...]
The Lessons from a Recent Tragedy, Part 2 of 2
Let’s continue our look at the recommendations issued by the Baker Panel in the wake of the BP Texas City refinery explosion of March 2005. Although addressed to BP, the recommendations carry a powerful message for all safety directors.
6. SUPPORT FOR LINE MANAGEMENT
BP should provide more effective and better coordinated process safety support for the [...]
Preparing for Winter Safety Talks, Part 2 of 2
December is the month when safety professionals typically prepare safety talks addressing the perils of winter. The challenge is taking general information about winter safety and making it directly and personally relevant to your workers. Last week, we looked at some of the ways to do that with regard to winter driving, slips, trips and [...]
Lessons from a Recent Tragedy, Part 1 of 2
Last January, a panel led by James A. Baker III, issued its report on one of the most serious U.S. workplace disasters in the past two decades: the 2005 Texas City BP refinery explosion that killed 15 workers and injured 170. The 374 page report includes some very important lessons for occupational health and safety [...]
Is It Ever Safe to Pull a Pallet Jack?
Editor’s Note: Last week, I received the following question from a SafetyXChange member:
I’ve looked everywhere on the net to try to answer my question. We have several employees who move pallet jacks by pulling with both arms behind their backs. It looks like this could strain the back much easier than pulling with one arm. [...]
