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Developing a Culture of Safety Beyond the Boundaries of the Factory

January 14, 2021

With companies and executives being held accountable for incidents in the workplace, the issue of workers’ health and safety has become a persistent concern for organizations around the world.

Building successful careers

Women in construction should take advantage of available resources

Donald Meeker

December 8, 2020

Women have made amazing strides in many fields and industries throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Unfortunately, there are many others in which it remains a big challenge for a woman to rise to the top — or even, in some cases, to enter the industry at all.

Slowing down is safety common sense, but overcoming resistance requires purpose

Doug Pontsler

December 4, 2020

Both Visual Literacy and Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) emphasize slowing down with purpose.

Complacency depends on what you’re doing

Dave Johnson

October 28, 2020

For all the COVID-19 safety guidelines circulating, some hundreds of pages long, basic best practices are straightforward and known by most Americans. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, recently recounted them in an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association.

In the COVID-19 era, a little creativity in training goes a long way

Brent Daviau, CPTM

October 14, 2020

This is no ordinary back-to-school season. After all, millions of students won’t actually be going back to school this fall, but learning from home instead. And they’re not the only ones. Right now, organizations throughout the United States have no choice but to train their workforces remotely.

Protecting what matters

Cultivate a culture of safety with the right partnerships

Chris Jones

October 5, 2020

Employee safety is an important factor in every industry. According to the International Labor Organization, more than 2.78 million people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases each year.

3 ways to create a safe equipment and working environment

Taylor Abel

October 5, 2020

Cleanliness is a foundational element to any successful safety culture. In today’s environment, it’s also a topic of many discussions and the emphasis of new protocols across industries – and the world.

EHS professionals often become the scapegoat

Yorlanda Fisher

September 22, 2020

Who takes the blame when construction projects get behind schedule or over budget? Is it the project manager? The front line worker? The subcontractor? The answer would be no to all three. The likely scapegoat when things goes wrong is usually Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS). And why is this true? It’s because too often the safety of the worker is sacrificed for the sake of speed and production.

Safety Culture

Let’s set the record straight about safety incentives

Bill Sims, Jr.

September 16, 2020

Safety incentives as traditionally deployed (prizes rewarded for no reports of injuries) often do more harm than good. To win rewards, employees might hide injuries and not report them. You’re left with an inaccurate picture of your true safety performance.

ASSP aims to remove barriers to safety and health

August 5, 2020

The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the world’s oldest professional safety organization founded in 1911, is taking steps to improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the Society and throughout the occupational safety and health profession.