The Warning Signs of Workplace Violence
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics more than 570,000 Americans are impacted by workplace violence annually. There are behavior indicators often exhibited in the workplace that have been linked to workplace violence situations...
Administrative Law Judge Upholds OSHA Citations for Wal-Mart Crowd Management Fatality Case
On March 25, Chief Administrative Law Judge Covette Rooney of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission upheld the citation and full penalty issued to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for inadequate crowd management following the November 2008 death of an employee...
Seven Hallmarks of a Great Workplace
What exactly makes a workplace "great?" What are the specific characteristics common to those very special workplaces that are universally recognized as the indisputable signs of a superior operation...
Focus on Progress, not Perfection
Managers who focus on perfection often are missing the point...
Getting a Seat at the Table - How EHS Can Become a Strategic Partner To Business
Today, EHS professionals must do more than simply budget for safety – they must sell and market their programs to the company...
The Contributing Factors of Behavior-Based Safety Failures
Whether you like it, love it or have never heard of it, behavioral safety processes have created value and controversy for 30 years...
Leadership Training Initiative for Construction Workers Strives to Create Safer Work Environments
Colorado State University researchers, in partnership with construction organizations including the Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) of Chicago, will lead a new initiative to enhance key leadership characteristics among construction workers that are critical for a safe work environment...
Chemical Workers Perceive High Risk of Safety Threats
In an analysis of focus group interviews, a team of scientists found chemical workers perceive a high risk of on-the-job chemical threat but are resigned to accepting the risks. The study also noted a certain level of distrust of management and health advisors, problems with written safety guides and the need to include more experienced workers in the development of safety training programs...
ASSE Share Views, Support on OSHA’s I2P2 Standard
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) sent a letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., to reiterate its support for OSHA’s development of an injury and illness prevention program (I2P2) standard...
Building a Safety Performance Culture, One Mile at a Time
A program launched in 2006 to proactively improve a national materials and transportation construction company’s safety record continues to foster positive results – both in actual reductions in accidents and insurance costs, and in increases in employee participation and commitment to positive behaviors around the workplace...
NSC: Fortune 500 Companies Prohibit Employee Cell Phone Use While Driving
One out of five Fortune 500 companies that responded to a recent National Safety Council (NSC) survey has a total ban on cell phone use while driving that covers all employees...
Textile Services’ Workplace Safety Continues to Improve
Recordable injuries and illnesses in Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA) member workplaces were reduced 17 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to the annual TRSA Textile Services Industry Safety Report. The survey, compiled from forms submitted to OSHA by members of TRSA, the largest association of independent and national commercial launderers, was launched in 2005 in conjunction with SafeTRSA, an industry-wide initiative to improve worker safety through awareness, education and training...
OSHA Web Chat Puts Focus on Injury and Illness Prevention Program
In a Jan. 5 Web chat to discuss the 2010 fall semi-annual regulatory agenda, OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels and staff asserted that the potential Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2) is the agency’s highest regulatory priority with “the greatest impact in terms of preventing workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.”...
COSH Names Top 10 Workplace Tragedies for 2010
The year 2010 was a bad one for workers: An explosion on a an off-shore drilling rig killed 11 workers and triggered the worst oil spill in U.S. history; a catastrophic mine disaster killed 29 coal miners; and an oil refinery explosion caused multiple fatalities – and those were just the incidents you heard about...
The Cure for the Ailing Workplace
Compassionate communication within an office can help prevent workplace burnout and promote healthier work environments...
Connecting with the “Overqualified” Job Candidate
Why the highly skilled candidate might be the best one for the job (and five ways to connect with him or her)...
Tips for Coaching the Uncoachable
Sadly, when speaking on the topic of The Leader as Coach, the first question I usually hear is not, “What’s the most potent thing I can do to improve my effectiveness as a coach?” but rather, “What can I do with all the people on my team who are uncoachable?” The honest answer is one that most leaders don’t want to hear: “It’s not that they don’t want coaching; they just don’t want coaching from you.“...
Sandy Says: New Year's Resolutions
How many of us make them and how many of us keep them...
What Do Red Beads Have in Common with Safety?
A Lot More Than You May Think...
AIHA Releases White Paper on OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program
At the request of OSHA, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) released a white paper concerning OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2), a potential new rule that would require employers to find and fix hazards in their workplaces...
Study: Diverse Employee Work Groups Can Reduce Workplace Psychological Distress
Psychological distress in the workplace costs American businesses about $193 billion annually, according to the National Mental Health Association. Organizations therefore must understand and address employees’ mental health, which can have a significant impact upon corporate effectiveness and profitability...
OSHA Releases Fall Regulatory Agenda
OSHA’s fall semi-annual regulatory agenda was published in the Federal Register Dec. 20, featuring updates on regulatory actions including the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, modernizing recording and reporting requirements, infectious diseases, hazard communication, combustible dust and more...
Successful Worksite Health Programs Require Implementation and Management Support
To meet their goal of lowering health care costs, worksite health promotion programs must be well implemented and have strong management support, reports the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
Researchers: Supervisors’ “Seven Deadly Sins” Affect Worker Health, Productivity
In recent years, the American workplace has been infused with unprecedented levels of hostility, largely due to the deterioration of supervisor-subordinate trust, according to Florida State University researchers...
Future Leader in EHS: Jason Townsell
Passion for EHS? Check. Stellar grades and experience? Check. Big plans for the future? Check! The first Future Leaders in EHS winner Jason Townsell wowed the judging panel with his accomplishments, ambition and dedication to occupational health and safety...
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