Safety leadership - Articles - Page 14

Push your boss to speak honestly about safety

September 3, 2014

A claim from an organization that it is doing “everything possible” to “ensure” that its operations are “safe” is always false – empty-headed at best, intentionally dishonest at worst.

There is no safety culture

James E. Leemann Ph.D.

September 3, 2014

For most safety professionals, a safety culture is the perceived value each employee has toward safety.

There is no end to being a better leader

Robert Pater

September 3, 2014

Leadership is creating and sustaining positive change by working with and through others.

Get a grip on transformational leadership

September 3, 2014

What are H&S pros doing to achieve an engaged workforce? If they don’t know the difference between transactional and transformational leadership my answer is “not much.”

Ice bucket challenge safety alert

John Drebinger Jr.

September 3, 2014

Opportunity Teaching. Every day, events in the world give us the opportunity to teach a safety concept or principle. When you pay attention to the news and social media you will be able to capture subjects your employees are actually thinking about; therefore, your message is more likely to be remembered.

Galloway of ProAct Safety to cohost complimentary TalentClick webinar “How to Build a Top Safety Culture”

Shawn M. Galloway of ProAct Safety and Greg Ford of TalentClick will share ways to transform “tough” safety cultures into top safety cultures

August 20, 2014

ProAct Safety, a recognized pioneer in safety excellence strategies, announced its president, Shawn M. Galloway, will join TalentClick host, Greg Ford, for a webinar on creating a top safety culture that leverages strategy and key measurements most organizations miss when attempting to improve safety performance or company culture.

Get off the EHS island: Translate the lofty ideals set by the C-Suite into real-world scenarios that workers understand

Larry Curtis CHSM

August 18, 2014

Whether you work in Aviation, Mining or the Zoo Industry, the EHS Department is often caught in the middle between the C-Suite and everybody else in the company.

Where the leader goes, so goes the organization

Dan O'Brien, CSP

August 13, 2014

The biggest thing preventing our safety cultures, performance and progress is the mindset of our leaders. Safety will never trickle up in an organization, never!

Addivant’s Bay Minette plant: Zero lost time injuries for seventh year in a row

August 7, 2014

Addivant™, a global leader in polymer additive technologies, announced that its Bay Minette, Ala., plant was awarded, for the seventh consecutive year, a No Lost-Time certificate from Manufacture Alabama, the state’s manufacturing association, for zero time lost due to accidents in 2013.

Success secrets of Jerry Seinfeld and safety

John Drebinger Jr.

August 5, 2014

Somewhere posted in Facebook or in an article I read, I bumped into a story about a technique comedian Jerry Seinfeld uses to make sure he keeps writing new material. Seinfeld shared early in his career, he realized the importance of consistent action.