A claim from an organization that it is doing “everything possible” to “ensure” that its operations are “safe” is always false – empty-headed at best, intentionally dishonest at worst.

For most safety professionals, a safety culture is the perceived value each employee has toward safety.

Leadership is creating and sustaining positive change by working with and through others.

Something is wrong — possibly our conventional safety management principles and science are not only losing their impact, but are now contributing to failure. 

A risk-based approach aligns OSH with the business concept of risk.

Workers need to be self-motivated to look out continually for the safety and health of others.

What are H&S pros doing to achieve an engaged workforce? If they don’t know the difference between transactional and transformational leadership my answer is “not much.”

During most of my college summers, I worked heavy construction.

Four years before BP’s Deepwater Horizon became global news, ExxonMobil walked away from a $187 million investment in a similar deep sea well called Blackbeard.

Heinrich’s1 Injury Triangle asserted that minor injuries predict serious injuries, and by controlling the causes behind minor injuries, serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) will also be controlled.