The Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council released two new research papers in its ongoing series on leading indicators – “An Implementation Guide to Leading Indicators and Beyond Safety: Leading Indicators for Health & Wellbeing.” These are the fourth and fifth Institute white papers on this topic to help organizations effectively put leading indicators into practice to protect workers.
The NSC announced that Dr. Megan Tranter, global director of environment, health and safety at Amazon, is the recipient of its 2019 Marion Martin Award, presented annually to an outstanding female safety professional. Tranter was honored during the opening session of the annual NSC Congress and Expo in San Diego on Monday.
For operations like oil and gas that involve hazardous processes, change management can be a matter of life and death. Operational failures resulting from insufficiently planned changes can result in catastrophic events.
Occupational slips, trips, and falls on the same level (STFL), have been a severe problem in the workplace for decades. Some of the most recent data about their financial impact on business comes from the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.
For safety managers in the oil & gas industry, flame resistant personal protective equipment is an indispensable tool to help mitigate daily flash fire hazards. Given the variety of FR PPE options, it can be hard to understand the needs of your specific job site.
An oil company that puts safety first – and one that doesn’t; a surprising hazard for firefighters and how cooperating with an OSHA investigation got two workers fired – then got them a million dollar settlement. These were among the top occupational safety and health stories featured on ISHN.com this week.
There are a wealth of networking opportunities available to attendees of the 2019 NSC Congress & Expo (and social media ones, if you can’t make it).
The NSC Job and Career Center offers companies a central location to post open safety related positions (and even a private area for interviews, if they meet candidates they like at the conference).
With so many educational sessions, exhibitors and special events, the scope of the NSC 2019 Congress & Expo might seem overwhelming – particularly for first-time attendees.
The organizers suggest that you create a personalized itinerary for the event, to help you get – and stay – organized.
Start by creating an Attendee Login.
When you’re not meeting and greeting at NSC Congress & Expo, you may want to take some time to explore the attractions of the host city. There are many. In addition to lots of sunshine, San Diego also boasts a vibrant downtown, a sparkling coastline and lots of shopping and dining options. For starters, you can take surfing lessons in La Jolla, visit the museums of Balboa Park or stroll through the Gaslamp Quarter.
Two speakers at the 2019 NSC Congress & Expo address serious safety and security issues that safety professional must increasingly grapple with. Delivering the Occupational Keynote speech on Tuesday, September 10 from 8 to 9 a.m. will be Jack Jackson, Senior Safety Consultant for SafeStart®. Jackson’s speech is entitled, “It Can Happen Here: Workplace Security.”
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