A prospective client asked about the ROI of using lean and safe thinking to build an organizational culture where safety is a value and elimination of waste is part of the company’s DNA. This is a tough question, as the …
Preventive maintenance and safety are disciplines not typically seen as closely related, but bridging the two silos can help identify low probability risks with severe injury potential. A risk assessment of your facility and processes, talking with maintenance workers and …
As mentioned in a previous post OSHA is warning companies not to structure rewards programs — whether intentionally or not — so that they encourage employees not to report injuries or illnesses. An example might be offering the chance to …
It’s easy for safety professionals to keep their gaze on the trees rather than the forest. There are plenty of pressing daily problems to solve and it becomes easy to push strategic thinking to the back burner. For those who …
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OSHA is warning employers to be careful about rewards programs that could unintentionally – or perhaps even intentionally – encourage employees not to report injuries. In a recent communication, OSHA cited as an example a program in which employers created …
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As we have stressed here before, a key factor in safety is making sure that the people involved have the right attitude. That truth is driven home by a fascinating article called “Cognitive – Behavioral Safety: How Stages of Change …
Why is it that safety professionals keep hoping to instill safe behavior by dealing only with the minds of employees? Think about it — skills training, hazard awareness and even (from my perspective) the misguided attempt to have one employee …