We're focusing on construction safety and the construction industry's hazards quite a bit this year.
Alliance partners will provide education and support to brewery owners and their employees on safety and health issues specific to craft brewers, as well as risks unique to their industry.
Even with aging workforces, injuries can be greatly reduced with a blend of best engineering controls and practical training.
Ultimately, applying leading indicators to a high level means first unearthing the alternate universe of "what could have been done better" and then measuring these desired actions.
Hurricanes Florence and Harvey suggest areas that are vulnerable to Atlantic hurricanes could be hit with much more costly and dangerous storms than in the past.
Robots are most useful for highly repetitive work or tasks done where it's physically unsafe for a human worker to be.
We've seen how numerous companies have been able to greatly "Shake" up mediocre performance and culture through trained "Peer" Safety leaders, even without positional power.
When leaders start by taking personal control of their approach to discipline and responsibility, they're more able to kickstart and sustain superior results.
"On amphibious passenger vehicles that cannot remain afloat when flooded, canopies can represent an unacceptable risk to passenger safety," NTSB's 2002 report said.
Are there "weeds" in your company whose value hasn’t yet been seen and tapped? Can you find ways to turn some of these individuals into powerful Safety proponents?
I may have discarded a truckload of such materials this time. But I'm saving some things, of course, reference materials I can't stand to lose and extra copies of our best past issues, in my estimation.
Work by NIOSH's new Center for Occupational Robotics Research certainly bears watching as the use of robotics rapidly increases in U.S. industries.
I urge leaders to do a "restraining forces audit," assessing what is blocking improvements in higher level Safety performance and culture.
This template can help you communicate your company story throughout your organization.
More air bags are scheduled to be recalled by December 2019, bringing the total number of affected airbags to around 65 million to 70 million.
All buildings and systems require resources of time, funds, equipment, and effort.
Cultures of today are a result of practices of the past.
The reason to create a technical report is that workplace safety standards can take years to develop.
"Energizing" is potentially highly renewable. We've seen how people become immediately charged up when they discover how select Safety techniques can make them immediately stronger and more balanced.
I recommend four ergonomic objectives that can apply to any company member who walks, lifts, pushes, uses tools, pulls, climbs or just sits or stands in place.