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Inspections in Canada
Nick’s moral applies equally to Canadian employers: You should have somebody at your company follow the OHS inspector and take photos, notes and measurements.
There is one aspect of the story that doesn’t perfectly fit the Canadian context. Unlike in the U.S., all Canadian employers aren’t necessarily guaranteed the right to [...]
The Case of the $25,000 Snapshot
I used to hate George Eastmann.
Who’s George Eastmann? He’s the guy who invented the camera. Thanks to his invention, Ol’ Nick almost didn’t make it as an OSHA inspector. Let me tell you what happened.
Back in the Day
Remember 1979? Jimmy Carter. Hostages in Iran. Long gas lines. “National [...]
Building a Better Safety Measurement Mousetrap
Measuring results is essential for a safety system committed to ongoing improvement. But while we all recognize the importance of measuring, the measurement method that we have historically relied upon has limited our capacity to prevent injuries and accidents. So I’d like to suggest a better mousetrap.
Safety Measurement Relies on [...]
Confessions of a Master Case Manager
One of our employees was standing at the base of a structure when a gust of wind caught a sheet of plywood 90 feet above him and caused it to land directly on his head. As I helped the paramedics load the employee into the ambulance, I caught a faint whisper. “No prescriptions, okay?” It [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mobile Cranes and ANSI
A SafetyXChange member asks:
Must all Mobile Cranes being imported into the USA meet with all applicable ANSI Standards?
Bryan Cronie
Emailbalneil@btinternet.com
Athletes Who Paid the Ultimate Price
On February 12, 2010, a luger from the Central Asian nation of Georgia lost his life in a Winter Olympics training accident. Nodar Kumaritshavii was heading down the final turn of the Whistler Sliding Center when he lost control of his sled, flew over the wall and smashed into an unpadded [...]
Joe Wasn’t the Only One at Fault
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Joe Wasn’t the Only One at Fault
Re the True Tale of a worker who neglected to remove his finger before snipping off the end of a glove.
Was the poor judgment exercised by Joe forgetting to take his finger out of the glove or cutting off the finger of the glove? If it was common [...]
The Ontario Workplace Violence Law
Ontario recently passed a bill that specifically requires employers to take certain steps to prevent workplace violence and harassment. Here’s a look at Bill 168 (We’ll refer to it as “Bill 168,” even though it has now become an official OHS Amendment Act.) To download a copy of the Bill, click here.
What [...]
