Management

Despite efforts to reduce falls, they still remain the number one killer in construction.  They also account for approximately 12% of fatal occupational injuries across all industries (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.t01.htm). We educate, inspect, and discipline, yet falls continue to...

Workplace safety is not just important because of legal and liability reasons, but having healthy and happy workers should be a top priority for an employer. Below are some ways to be a great safety leader in your workplace.

Sometimes you can have the best program on paper, but it doesn’t seem to be translating well to real-world implementation.  Maybe your workforce is telling you they like the program, but every time you observe them, they’re breaking the rules.  Maybe your supervisory personnel seem...

Whenever I deliver a training class to a group of workers for whom I’m also serving as a safety consultant, I explain that there are two things I need to do: 1) Keep them safe and 2) Keep the company compliant.

Many people in the safety industry never had the luxury of getting an education in safety management or being groomed over time for a management position. For inexplicable reasons, companies continue to feel like safety management is just something they can assign to somebody...

Most employers, at some point, must hire contractors or external vendors to work on-site. These outside parties generally perform non-routine work without much oversite. Hiring contractors introduces risk to the company.  

Contractors can be beneficial for accomplishing a site’s goals...

We sell safety products, thats a fact.  However, we are not under the illusion that simply having the right product will always protect you or your workers from an accident.  In addition to having the right protective gear you have to have the right mind set in regard to safety.

Safety Culture...