Loading ...March, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE
We realize that the following article is written by a vendor. However, since the author doesn’t recommend a specific product, but rather an activity to improve the safety culture of an organization, we feel it is advice worth sharing with SafetyXChange members.
Catherine Jones and Glenn Demby
The First Step to a Culture of Safety: Eye Protection
Over the past few years, the culture of safety has become one of the most popular and successful movements in industrial safety. It’s easy to see why: when an entire company comes to see safety not as a legal obligation or a time-consuming nuisance but as an intrinsic part of its competence and community, substantial [...]
April Fool’s Day
Be skeptical about anything you read, see on the Internet or hear on TV, the radio or even the phone today. Why? Because it’s April Fool’s Day. You might wonder how the whole April Fool’s business got started, especially if you’re a history buff like me. I decided to do a little research. Here’s what [...]
Lessons from a California Case
Gerald’s tale brought to mind the not so uncommon situation in which emergency workers get cited by OSHA (or the OHS equivalent in Canada) for disobeying safety rules during rescue operations. Consider the following case from California.
What Happened
While helping with the construction of a new building, a California worker fell [...]
A Moral about the Rightful Role of Safety Rules
It felt like just another normal day in Sharon Springs, Kansas, when the Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina.
But just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating white hot [...]
Don’t Let Contractors Turn Your House Into a War Zone
It’s Spring! Thank heavens! For many of us, this means we can start on home repairs and renovations. And for many of us, it also means hiring contractors to work at our homes. So this is a good time to remind your employees that having contractors around creates dangers, not just to the workers but [...]
15 Ways to Improve Your Home for Safety
Rather than approaching your home renovation projects from solely an aesthetic perspective, set aside at least one weekend this spring to give your house a clean sweep for safety. Here are 15 suggestions:
Install security alarms.
Install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Repair worn carpets.
Install fire escape ladders on high windows.
Install window guards on high windows.
Install grab-bars in [...]
Handling Hay Fever
Pesticide use is one sign of spring. Here’s another sure sign that spring has arrived: seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever).
If you or your workers notice an increase in coughs, sneezes, congestion or itchiness of the nose, roof of mouth, throat, eyes and ears at this time of year, seasonal allergic rhinitis [...]
Using Social Networks to Find Career Opportunities
Their potential to reach large groups of people beyond your close friends and colleagues makes online social networks a job search tool of enormous potential. However, just like any other job search tool, you have to know how to use the social network to exploit its full potential. Here are a [...]
Member Reply
Thanks to Daryl for sending in this tip – and job lead – in response to Bob’s request for job-hunting tips earlier this week.
I have been between jobs three times so far in my life and now I am one of the people that hires other people at my job. [...]
