Many presentations on the psychology of safety base assertions solely on common sense. Statements are made that sound good but are actually incorrect or unfounded. Unfortunately, it's not always easy to determine which psychology-related statements are valid.
As OSHA moves closer to issuing proposed requirements to prevent ergonomic-related injuries, Industrial Safety & Hygiene News went to Washington to ask agency chief Charles Jeffress about the issues that concern readers.
In February, OSHA went public with a sneak preview of potential requirements for controlling workplace ergonomic problems. Agency chief Charles Jeffress wants to formally propose an ergonomics standard this fall, and issue final rules sometime next year. That's rose-colored thinking, according to many OSHA-watchers in Washington.
This last article in our five-part series on auditing your safety and health program according to OSHA's Program Evaluation Profile offers consultant Ray Colvin.
Ray Colvin provided us the following thoughts on using OSHA's Program Evaluation Program to judge how good of a job you do in analyzing your workplace and your accident and recordkeeping data.