How often have you come up with a safety idea and found yourself beating your head against the wall trying to get buy-in?

The workplace is beginning to experience the blending of Millennials with Boomers. Who are these Millennials?

Even though all of us undertake do-it-yourself (DIY) projects around the house, it is profoundly apparent many of us perform these DIY projects in the absence of a safety mindset.

Safety and health professionals routinely make presentations to their boss, their boss’s boss, and sometimes even the CEO to gain approval for an activity or to beg for funding to initiate a new program or sustain an existing program. Too often we are met with delays, resistance and rejection.

Last month I discussed the current market for occupational safety and health jobs, and how the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) recently released National Assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce1 miscalculated supply and demand figures.

Heading into 2012, occupational safety and health (OSH) jobs are available.

How often do you ignore facts staring you in the face because they conflict with your preconceived worldview? 

Three safety professionals are asked to evaluate their company’s previous year’s 129 incident investigation reports.