Slogans like “Zero is the Goal” are fine as long as management is willing to provide the resources to do the more difficult and expensive safety and health program activities.
The “team” concept in a safety process helps to ensure employees’ participation and involvement in the safety effort. However, coaches are needed in the areas of problem-solving, decision-making, time management, resolving conflicts, delegating responsibility and helping to build the lead team and subsequent sub-teams and more.
Forecasting the 2007 EHS climate - Favorable winds for stable careers Here’s the forecast for the environmental health and safety field
heading into 2007: Professionals will find mostly favorable winds at
their back for career security and stability, according to the 23rd
annual White Paper survey conducted by Industrial Safety & Hygiene
News.
Training class is into its third day and we have broken into teams to begin identifying all the safe practices and conditions required within each team’s assigned work area. One group is having difficulty determining the safest way to perform a particular function.