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I Rode My Bike to Work ... Now Where’s My Cookie?

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:00 +0000

Happy Bike to Work Day! This annual event is celebrated across the nation to promote the fun, eco-friendly, healthy way of getting to work: on two wheels that you pedal yourself.

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Run, Hide, Fight: The New Response to Active Shooters?

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:25:00 +0000

”Run, hide, fight” has been the standard responses forever to workplace and campus violence, including shooters. Yet ”run, hide, fight” is not a list of choices. It is a continuum of decision making for intended victims.

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Musculoskeletal Disorders on the Rise

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:15:00 +0000

Whether a worker sits at a desk, provides bedside care in a hospital, drives a truck or works on a production line, he or she is at risk of developing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD).

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Tales from the Crime Scene

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:31:00 +0000

I now live six blocks from a notorious crime scene. Never thought those words would come out of my mouth.

Notorious. Crime. Scene.

For more than a decade, Ariel Castro imprisoned three girls after first kidnapping them from Cleveland streets. For over a decade, Castro and these three women – Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight – lived on Seymour Avenue, which is six blocks from my house. I rarely drive down Seymour and I’ve never walked it. And even if I had, I would not have known about the house of horrors there.

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The Only Acceptable Number

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:26:00 +0000

From the time you leave work today to the time you report back to work tomorrow, approximately seven workers nationwide will be denied the opportunity to do the same.

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Safety Has No Competition

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:50:00 +0000

Earlier this week, I attended the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) Executive Summit in Orange County, Calif.

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Fatalities in West, Texas: Was Incremental Rationalization to Blame?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Thirty years in the safety profession, countless hours of incident investigations, hundreds of reports detailing how and why bad things happen to good people, and yet sometimes the end result is the same: a safety process was not followed and therefore one or more people paid the ultimate price.

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Tragedy in Texas

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:01:00 +0000

An entire county is (rightly) outraged over the Boston Marathon bombings. Flags are flying at half-mast, the Star Spangled Banner is being sung with the most emotion we’ve seen since 9/11, money is being collected to help the victims and their families and “Pray for Boston” is seen everywhere. I say, let’s pray for West, Texas, too.

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Bravery in Boston

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:05:00 +0000

Yesterday, as I followed the coverage of the tragic Boston Marathon bombing, I watched a video from the Boston Globe and was struck not only by the horror and chaos of the moment, but by the bravery of the first responders.

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Two Core Concepts for a Safer Workplace

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:40:00 +0000

In the most effective workplace safety programs, two core concepts make up the mentality that is fostered throughout the organization.

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