Workplace Safety Culture - Articles - Page 48

How leaders can create safety detachment -- it’s insidiously destructive

June 14, 2016

Oftentimes, many of us like to discuss safety influence at the supervisory level where much can be accomplished to keep workers safe. But like you, I’ve seen what subtle actions can do when it comes to influence from the top – both good and bad.

Leadership creates culture

Tom Krause, PH.D

June 7, 2016

We know that “leadership creates culture;” any leader will tell you that. But oddly enough, “knowing” in this case doesn’t reach very far. What is required is finding the connection between what I do as a leader and the kinds of cultural attributes I would like to change. Here is an example from my experience:

Dow’s CEO sees safety’s connections throughout his company

Tom Krause, PH.D Kendra Greene

June 6, 2016

An organization pursuing excellence must see safety’s role in the big picture.

What culture are you creating?

Kristin Bell

June 1, 2016

We’ve never met a leader who didn’t want a better culture for their organization. Statements like, “we need to change the culture,” are heard every day in the life of a consultant. What is odd is that the leaders who make these statements usually think they are talking about other people, when in reality they are talking about themselves.

Building engagement & improving performance

Five jobs for supervisors

Judy Agnew

June 1, 2016

Too often frontline supervisors see their job as primarily ensuring compliance with safety rules and regulations. But compliance only goes so far.

Dow’s CEO sees safety’s connections throughout his company

Tom Krause, PH.D Kendra Greene

June 1, 2016

An organization pursuing excellence must see safety’s role in the big picture.

Will terror strike your workplace?

Fear of terrorism far exceeds the actual risk – but if you see something, say something

Chip Dawson

June 1, 2016

It’s New Year’s morning and I’ve just finished my local newspaper. The front page is about a 25-year-old Rochester man arrested in a reported ISIS-inspired plot to abduct or kill patrons in a neighborhood bar on New Years Eve.1

Safety culture – it doesn’t exist

It’s more correct to talk about a risk culture

Corrie Pitzer

June 1, 2016

"The concept of organizational culture is hard to define, hard to analyze and measure, and hard to manage," Schein states in the preface of his 1992 book (p. xi).

New certification rolled out for PSM professionals

For engineers in chemical, petrochemical industries

May 31, 2016

The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has established a new professional designation for engineers and practitioners working in the chemicals, petrochemicals and affiliated industries. The CCCPS Certified Process Safety Professional certification allows employers to verify an employee or job-seeker’s proficiency in, and ongoing commitment to, process safety principles and practices and to verify that they are trained and invested in the latest process safety techniques and knowledge.

Innovation in serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention

Kristin Bell

May 20, 2016

Over the past two decades, many leading organizations have achieved consistent improvement in injury prevention. On average, US private companies reduced their injury rates by 62% between 1994 and 2014. But those dramatic reductions in injuries haven’t translated into reductions in workplace fatalities, which dropped by just 34% in the same period.