The Ripple Effect of Fluor's Corporate VPP Status
At global construction giant, Fluor, achieving Corporate VPP status is a catalyst for even greater safety achievement for the company and the industry it serves....
Encourage Employees To Take Earplugs Home
OSHA requires employers to provide hearing protection for workers exposed to hazardous noise, and best practice has shown that providing a good variety of hearing protectors improves compliance. But smart employers also will encourage employees to take hearing protectors home, according to Theresa Y. Schulz, Ph.D., hearing conservation manager for Howard Leight....
Mind-Shifting Into Safety Excellence
In his book, First Break All the Rules, Gallop Organization Lead Consultant Marcus Buckingham summarizes the group's research on peak performance with...
Suggestions
This suggestion is not just a vulgar taunt to solicit readers. It frequently is found as bold script hiding in the dark void of the company suggestion...
Speaking Out: Mind the Gap – Overcoming the Biggest Hurdle in Safety
One of the biggest mysteries in hazardous work is why well-trained people do not follow their company’s safe work practices. After years of research, the answer is becoming clear....
Lockout/Tagout: Are the Hazards Misunderstood?
Today in the American workplace, some 21 people will lose a finger, hand, arm or leg. Even worse, 15 more will die, all because companies do not have the right components in place to comply with one of OSHA's most cited regulations...
Off-the-Job Safety: Halloween Safety Tips
Trick-or-treating, dressing up and carving pumpkins are all part of the fun of Halloween, but these activities also offer potential for injury. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) suggests taking several steps to ensure that Halloween-goers remain safe....
Off-the-Job Safety: Put a Cell Phone in Your Child's Jack-O-Lantern
Parents who hear the same Halloween safety advice every year are getting a new suggestion this year: Make sure your child takes a cell phone in his or her jack-o-lantern and knows how to use it, in case he or she is separated from a group or suffers an injury while trick-or-treating....
Stakeholders Weigh In On DOL Risk Assessment Rule
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) controversial risk assessment proposal has prompted a flurry of comments from safety and labor stakeholders, including the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), which announced its support of the proposal in a move that conflicts with several organizations that openly oppose it. ...
NIOSH Works to Advance the “Business Case” for Job Safety, Health
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Williams College of Business of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, are partnering under a new Memorandum of Understanding to advance the “business case” for the pivotal role that occupational safety and health consideration plays in corporate strategy and planning. ...
Are Manufacturer's Recommendations the Best Solution?
What does the term "manufacturers' recommendations" really mean in the real world? ...
Conference Board: Few U.S. Companies Effectively Address Language Limitations
While foreign-born workers are assuming a larger share of the U.S. workforce, a survey by The Conference Board finds that a majority of employers are doing very little to overcome the challenge of language limitations...
Off-the-Job Safety: September is Home Eye Safety Awareness Month
Most people might not think about wearing eye protection while cleaning, cooking, doing yard work or working in the garage, but according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), half of all eye injuries occur when doing these everyday chores. And while 90 percent of eye injuries are preventable by wearing the proper eye protection, AAO reports that 78 percent of those injured were not wearing any protective eyewear. ...
Only 25% of American Workers Saving for Unemployment
It's clear that our current economic uncertainty presents real worries to American workers, said Bernadette Kenny, chief career officer for Adecco USA....
Checklists Help Preparedness for Flooding and Other Disasters
People forced to leave their homes and workplaces due to flooding or other natural disasters often have only a short period of time to pack up their belongings, so organizations are suggesting creating and following checklists to prepare homes and businesses to allow for a quick getaway and fast recovery after flooding. ...
Going Beyond the Limits
A worker in a machine shop in Illinois is injured when a conveyor belt snaps and strikes him in the face. On the surface, this would appear to be a common workplace injury, especially in an environment where belts and pulleys are moving at great rates of speed. ...
The Office of the Future?
Mayo Clinic endocrinologist James Levine, M.D., Ph.D., completed the 6-month study at SALO LLC, a Minneapolis-based financial staffing firm. Of the 45...
Working and Playing in the Outdoor Heat
Whether it is part of our job requirement or working on home projects or playing sports or just plain playing, outdoor activities can play havoc on our...
Leaderships Effects on Employee Health, Well-Being
New research suggests that good leadership has positive effects on employee health and well-being, including decreased sick leave and disability, reports the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Researchers: Black Professional Women Pressured to Fit White Expectations
In their paper, Keep Your 'N' In Check: African American Women and the Interactive Effects of Etiquette and Emotional Labor, sociologists Marlese Durr,...
The Benefits of a 4-Day Workweek
Rex Facer and Lori Wadsworth of BYUs Romney Institute of Public Management examined the outcome of Spanish Fork Citys transition to a schedule in which...
Imperial Sugar Operations VP Recounts Unsafe Conditions Prior to Blast
When Graham joined Imperial Sugar in November 2007, he spent 5 days touring the Port Wentworth refinery. The conditions, he said, were It was, without...
NSC Focuses on Future Safety Professionals
Full-time college students working toward careers in safety, health and environmental programs are eligible for the free NSC memberships, with benefits...
Young Workers at Higher Risk of On-the-Job Injury
Just 54 percent of businesses surveyed by Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America, a workers comp insurer based in Lansing, Mich., planned to provide any...
New CSB Safety Video Stresses Safe Hot Work Practices
The victims were employees of Stringer's Oilfield Services, an independent contract firm hired by Partridge-Raleigh to perform maintenance on oil storage...
