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Getting Your Employees to Report Near Misses, Part 2
Last week we looked at why employees are reluctant to report near misses. I also set out five steps to get employees to overcome their reluctance. This week, I’ll tell you more about the strategy our company has implemented to successfully encourage near miss reporting.
A Bit About Me
I work at NOW Health Group, Inc., in [...]
Lessons Learned from a Close Call
Last year, Bongarde Media, the parent company of SafetyXChange, asked its Safety Smart! Magazine readers to share their most frightening close calls and the lessons they learned as a result of the incident. Many people had compelling tales to tell. Here’s one of them.
Worker Didn’t Know When to Quit
I was the top person in an [...]
What Should We Expect from new OSHA head?
“OSHA has the potential to contribute to a real reduction in workplace injuries and illnesses. . . and saving hundreds if not thousands of lives each year. Sadly, OSHA is not fulfilling that promise.”
These words come from a witness who testified in a 2007 Congressional hearing on OSHA’s regulation of chemical hazards. This week, President [...]
Cites from new OSHA head
Here are some of the more notable quotes that I tracked down from the previous writings and statements of the newly named OSHA director, David Michaels, PhD, MPH.
Michaels on Corporations and Scientific Research
“The basic problem is that scientists who are paid to find a certain result will find that result. That’s certainly what we see [...]
How to Use a Business Card to Market Yourself
You’re out of work, pounding the pavement, applying for jobs on line and attending every job fair under the sun. It’s depressing especially when 2,000 people are all competing for that same opening. Somehow, some way, you have to set yourself apart. Here’s something you can try—something that doesn’t cost a lot of money. A [...]
Business Card Blunders
A business card won’t win you a job. But it could lose you one. Here are 10 common business card mistakes to avoid:
1. Typos
Nobody in their right mind is going to hire a “Safety Professoinal.” In safety, as in most endeavors, attention to detail is critical. So, for heaven’s sake, proofread your business card before [...]
Workplace Health and Safety History, to the 1920s
A short history of workplace health and safety in the United States, up to the early 1920s. This was taken from the 1979 film, “Can’t Take No More,” from the Occupational Safety and Health Adminis
Operator dies in skidder rollover
Skidder rolls 400 feet down slope. Damaged seat belt couldn’t protect the operator
Shattering Myths About Seatbelts in Forklifts
Sadly, like seatbelts in a car, the use of the ones in a forklift is often viewed as being “optional.” If you have forklift operators who don’t regularly use seatbelts, the following test may give them some food for thought. And you might learn a thing or two as well.
The following information was generated from [...]
How to Translate Safety Culture into Safety Performance, Part 3
Empowerment works better at some organizations than others. Determining if it will work for you requires an honest appraisal of your existing corporate and safety culture. Let’s consider empowerment from the perspective of workers and management and the convergence of their interests through the safety committee.
Empowerment via Safety Committees
The way to turn empowerment from a [...]
