Written safety plans, training and inspections are three vital components of a safety and health program.

Last month I introduced you to Scott A. Snook’s term practical drift, which he coined in his root cause analysis of the accidental shoot down of two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters resulting in the loss of 26 peacekeepers. 

The first-shift guys tell you they work together as a team. They are the best shift in every way. And they always clean up and set up for second shift.

The behavior-based safety concept was developed by H.W. Heinrich in the 1930s and 1940s.

How often have you seen workers fail to comply with safe practices that are clearly targeted in the safety signage?

A survey of the companies with the broadest readership of ISHN...

Employers are required to provide safety training when employees are, or could be, exposed to hazards on the jobsite. But exactly what are the OSHA requirements for that training? What about the format and the language used to train?