On February 20 during a camera test for the film, “Midnight Rider,” (a new biopic of Gregg Allman), a freight train slammed into the production crew on a narrow railroad trestle bridge in rural Georgia

With more experience traveling around in the real world seeing safety programs in action (or inaction) I realize that words matter.

Seventeen-year-old Kristen and fifteen-year-old sister Tasha left the house to the usual, “Have a great day girls” from mom.

A vast number of us Baby Boomers are gradually aging out of the workforce, perhaps later than we’d like.

I love the reality show “Undercover Boss” but I have to watch it alone because I often become a little weepy!

There are a number of popular approaches that assist organizations in improving their safety performance.

Competency models” identify the knowledge sets, skills, and attributes that make for success within the company.

When employees don’t trust their work order system to make safety improvements at their plants, it impacts the drive and desire of employees to not push as hard or do as much to manage the behavioral side of safety.

Once my sons and I went fishing with a guide on a chilly day in Florida. The fish were not biting because it was so cold, so the guide threw some “chum” into the water (something like candy for fish), to draw them in, so my young sons could score some catches.

One important common denominator when working in a union environment is the principle of seniority. All unions embrace seniority as a sacrosanct.