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March, 2008
The Global Harmonized System, Part 2 of 2
I’d like to continue discussing the Global Harmonized System (GHS) for hazard classification and communication. I want to acknowledge that the following information comes from the United Nations website.
Purpose of the GHS
As noted last week, the GHS is an attempt to harmonize criteria for the classification of substances and mixtures according to their physical, health [...]
How to Overcome the 7 Biggest Challenges, Part 1 of 2
The senior-level executives my company, ExecuNet, serves have the daunting task of competing with thousands of other highly qualified candidates for a limited number of jobs. Based on their many years of experience counseling executives in transition, experts who counsel ExecuNet have identified the seven toughest challenges executives face. Even though I’m not as familiar [...]
Safety De Pins On Me
I like those huge dealers’ shows where the vendors display their safety wares in snazzy booths. I used to drive to Chicago and attend shows just to look at the stuff. I’d like to tell you about an experience I had at one of those shows and how it led to a purchase that evolved [...]
Why the Dinosaurs Became Extinct
Barbasaurus turned her huge head and bared her saw-like teeth. She wasn’t hunting for food this morning. She was simply completing the inspection report to ensure that the swamp met the safety standards for the Rex A type workers who hunted there.
Jurassic Safety with a Triassic Mentality *
* Editor’s Note: The Triassic period occurred 245 [...]
Online Pesticide Resources for Safety Professionals
This is part of my continuing series on useful Internet links for safety professionals. Since it’s springtime and many of us will be applying pesticides to keep our homes and plants pest-free, in this installment, I’ll look at resources available on the web for pesticides.
1. A Definition of Pesticides from Wikipedia
Regardless of what you think [...]
The Global Harmonized System, Part 1 of 2
A couple of weeks ago, Glenn Demby asked for writers to submit articles describing the Global Harmonized System (GHS) for hazard communication. I decided to answer the call. I don’t consider myself anything like a first rate author. But I am familiar with the GHS. So I’m going to take a crack at explaining what [...]
Three Ways to Battle Complacency
It’s great when everyone feels comfortable in their jobs, knowing what’s expected of them and knowing how to do it. But when workers and management start feeling too comfortable, it’s time to watch for signs of complacency, one of the greatest detractors from workplace safety. If your company is battling a complacent workforce, your ace [...]
The Art of Building the Business Case, Part 5 of 5
Yes, this is part 5. And SafetyXChange articles aren’t supposed to run longer than four parts. I feel a little bit like the guy in Spinal Tap whose guitar goes to 11. So, I’ll use this singular privilege to finish my analysis of the concepts for selling the economic value of safety initiatives to your [...]
Flood Safety Awareness
Floods are among the costliest natural disasters in terms of property damage – costing billions of dollars annually in the U.S. and Canada; floods are also a very real threat to human life. In the U.S., on average, floods kill more people each year than lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes. Unfortunately, many people overlook the danger [...]
Building Trust with Contractors
A few months ago, I spoke to a group of safety leaders at an oil refinery who told me about a problem they were experiencing. They said that contractors at the site were complaining that the company was stricter with their employees than with the “house employees.”
This is a common problem. When I was a [...]
