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March, 2008
5 Ways to Prepare
The traditional performance review remains the instrument of choice for evaluating employee performance at most companies. Employees need to be more than a passive bystander in this critical process. You must take steps to ensure that the company receives the right information about you to make sound judgment about your current accomplishments and future potential. [...]
Training Workers with Dyslexia, Part 2 of 2
There are two common conditions that may be interfering with your efforts to communicate important safety information to your workers: ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and dyslexia. Last week, I offered some strategies to help workers with ADHD work more safely. This week, I’ll look at dyslexia. And, keep in mind that these tips on [...]
The Art of Building the Business Case, Part 4 of 4
Warning: This article includes a lot of old fashioned hard core financial data and formulas.
Did you ever wonder why your CEO’s eyes glaze over whenever you talk incident rates and EMRs? Here’s a hint: It’s the same reason your eyes glaze over when he talks about Return on Investments (ROIs) and an Equivalent Uniform Annual [...]
Overcoming Rejection
Most people think “rejection” is an ugly word. Getting rejected is a put down, an affront to one’s dignity. And so it is. But everybody gets rejected. Everybody. But not everybody handles rejection the same. The successful people in this world are successful not because they don’t get rejected but because they recover from rejection.
I’d [...]
Training Workers Who Have ADHD, Part 1 of 2
Your job is to train workers to work safely and efficiently. But is your training reaching everyone? Do you adapt your supervisory methods or training material for workers who process information differently or who are unable to follow directions? Two common conditions – ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and dyslexia – may be interfering with [...]
The Art of Building the Business Case, Part 3 of 4
Safety programs cost money. A big part of the safety director’s job is to persuade upper management to invest the necessary resources to prevent illness and injury. To you, the benefit of protecting health and safety might seem worth paying any price. But that’s not the way CEOs and CFOs see it. Corporate management demands [...]
A Sleep Primer for Workers
This is National Sleep Awareness Week. So it’s a good time to explore the following question with your workers: Are they getting enough sleep? Lack of sleep is more than a personal problem; it’s a matter of workplace safety. Fatigue has been identified as a factor in many incidents and fatalities. Here’s a sleep primer [...]
When Recommendations Are Unrealistic, Part 3 of 3
When a safety committee recommends a measure that’s completely unrealistic, you can’t simply stick the recommendation in the waste basket. To guard against liability, you need to consider the measure and justify your reasons for rejecting it. Equally important, you need to document that you engaged in such process. A central part of documentation is [...]
