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Union calls Upper Big Branch mine disaster “industrial homicide”

Massey kept two sets of record books

November 9, 2011

The United Mine Workers of America has released its investigation into the April 5, 2010 fatal explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine – South (UBB) in Montcoal, Raliegh County, West Virginia.

ANSI introduces standard on “Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention”

November 7, 2011

On October 20, two American National Standards Institute (ANSI) members and accredited standards developers, ASIS International and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)announced the release of ASIS/SHRM WVP.1-2011, "Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention," according to a post by Joann Linhard of Mercer/ORC.

Flying solo

Is independent consulting still a good option?

November 1, 2011

What would you do if you lost your job today?

First impressions from the NSC 2011 Congress & Expo

"The pie ain't getting bigger"

Dave Johnson

November 1, 2011

1) Consumer products and marketing continue to crossover to workplace safety. One of the new examples we see: Puma Safety Shoes. Timbaland is also here. And Skechers. And the surf culture clothing company Billabong.

Work hours getting longer, survey finds

Companies concerned about work-home balance

October 11, 2011

It's not your imagination -- you are spending more time at work than you used to.

Safety sales up in a down economy?

“It’s a head-scratcher,” says one industry vet.

Dave Johnson

October 10, 2011

Here in the muddle of confounding and generally depressing economic news, many safety products manufacturers, distributors and manufacturers’ sales reps tell us they are having a good year.

Damn the debt ceiling & economic bombshells

I just made an acquisition… full steam ahead!

Mike Canon

October 10, 2011

This column’s comments are directed to the necessity of developing a proven game plan for success after you’ve “bought a new team.

Reenergize your business

Damn the questions, full speed ahead

Mike Smeaton

October 10, 2011

What is the future state of the safety industry?

The economic “dog days”

But the summer is over and a second recession unlikely

Herb Niles

October 10, 2011

A Google search of the phrase “dog days of summer” reveals: In ancient times, when the night sky was unobscured by artificial lights and smog, different groups of peoples in different parts of the world drew images in the sky by “connecting the dots” of stars.