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August, 2008
On the Similarities between Dating and Safety
I’m a health and safety professional. In my spare time, I’m also a middle aged woman. And in the past 10 years, I’ve gone out on a lot of dates. I mean a lot of dates. What I do in my professional and private lives would seem to be completely unrelated. But let me tell [...]
The Holistic Approach, Part 4 of 4
I started this series by comparing the debate between cognitivism and behaviorism to the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. Last week, I suggested that rather than pick one, it makes more sense to pick a holistic approach that combines aspects of each-part chicken, part egg-chegg. Or, in this case, part [...]
The Four Rs, Part 3 of 4
The secret to making a safety committee successful, in the U.S. or Canada, is to follow the four R’s. The first R is representation and rightsizing; the second R is responsibilities. Now, let’s discuss the third R: Rotation of committee members.
The Importance of Rotation
Rotation means replacing committee members on a regular basis. Giving other employees [...]
Are Your Workers Ready
Emergencies can happen at any time, wreaking havoc and devastation and taking a costly toll on the lives of workers and on the finances of business and industry. Your workers play a key role in the execution of your company’s emergency preparedness plan. And since September 2008 marks the fifth annual National Preparedness Month in [...]
How to Protect Trade Secrets during an OSHA Inspection, Part 2 of 3
One of the hidden dangers of the OSHA inspection is the risk that company trade secrets will be disclosed. But, as we discussed last week, OSHA has established a set of requirements companies can follow to protect their trade secrets. Last week, we explained the rules. Here’s how to take advantage of those rules. There’s [...]
Trying to Land a Job for which You’re Over-Qualified
It seems so unfair not to get a job because you’re over-qualified – to be rejected because you’re too good. If you really want the job, why should the employer care if the position is beneath you? Indeed, shouldn’t employers embrace the idea of bringing in the extra firepower you can provide?
Sadly, this is not [...]
Which Behavioral Approach Is “Better”, Part 3 of 4
The first two parts of this series provided a thumbnail sketch of two schools of thought in behavioral safety: cognitivism and behaviorism. Let’s now change the perspective of the discussion from theory to practice. After all, once the arguments have been made and the theories debated, it’s the safety professional who serves as the final [...]
The Four Rs, Part 2 of 4
Last week, we examined the first of the four R
SAFETY TRENDS
Aftermath of New York City
crane accident
Falling Cranes
By Glenn Demby
Cranes are falling all over the country. The recent spate of fatal accidents in Houston, Las Vegas, New York and Miami has drawn national attention to the problem. But it’s been going on for years. Consider these [...]
Safety for the Summertime Gardener
SEASONAL SAFETY
An hour a day keeps the blues away
Cure for the Summertime Blues
By Barbara Manning Grimm
Here it is August and you’re relaxing on the deck at the lake cottage, drinking something cool and reading a bestseller.
Just kidding. You’re actually still at the plant, putting in extra shifts in the sweltering heat while other people are [...]
How to Protect Trade Secrets during an OSHA Inspection, Part 1 of 2
Going through an OSHA inspection is scary enough. But the stakes are even higher than you might think. The threat posed by an OSHA inspection isn’t limited to the issuance of citations and orders. It can also result in public disclosure of your company’s most sensitive trade secrets. This series will explain the danger and [...]