They say First Lady Michelle Obama is getting too much publicity and she’s over-exposed, kind of like Lady Gaga.

Have you ever wondered what motivates you and the people you work with and for?

Driven primarily by GHS (Global Harmonization System for chemical management), managing workplace chemicals is undergoing profound global change.

If you are tasked with administering the “permit required confined space” (PRCS) program at your workplace, you know that it can be a daunting job.

Let’s talk about risk-taking. In particular, to play football or not to play. 

This past January 2013, Canada became the first country in the world to issue a standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.

During the past 40+ years, safety panaceas have produced degrees of temporary success and expensive failures. One of the most hotly debated is behavior-based safety (BBS).

In my work in the EHS arena, I have noticed that a given company’s focus on safety is usually intensified (sometimes initiated in the first place) after the organization has the proverbial “bad run” of accidents.

Accidents don’t just happen within a Culture of Safety.

Rita (a fictitious character) was late for her first sales call of the day. Last night’s school district meeting ran into overtime.