Behavioral Safety -- Occupational Health & Safety

Seeing the Big Picture: Identify Hazards and Assess Risk

How safety and health professionals can scope out the big picture of workplace hazards and assess their risks through Visual Literacy practices.
Education, Skill Development, and Behavior Change

They're not the same, but it's all called training. . . .

Keeping Employees Safe from Hazards After a Snowstorm

Even tasks as seemingly simple as shoveling snow can pose risks to employees.
Keeping Delivery Drivers Safe Near Railroads

Nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, Inc., published PSAs about train and rail safety.
Choosing Effective Safety Training Methods

Everyone learns differently so it is important to incorporate different training styles for knowledge retention and safer work.
Stop the Job: Don't Risk Injury for Productivity

Encouraging employees to stop the job in an unsafe scenario comes with a long list of complications. Listen in as Editor Sydny Shepard discusses how you can encourage employees to prioritize health and safety.
New NSC White Paper Discusses Computer Vision and its Possible Value on Safety in the Workplace

What can computer vision do for employers, and what are its limitations?
Framework on Supporting Employees’ Mental Health and Well-Being Published by U.S. Surgeon General

The framework includes a list of five essentials that employers can implement to help the mental health and well-being of their employees.

Preventing MSDs in Warehouses & Facilities: Harnessing Physical and Psychosocial Contributors

This free webinar focuses on practical and proven organizational strategies for considerably reducing musculoskeletal disorders through a balanced strategy of controlling physical, psychosocial and cultural contributors. more
Don’t Become a Viral Video: Protecting People from Warehouse Falls and Impact Hazards

In this free webinar we will discuss the Risk Assessment Matrix and The Hierarchy of Controls, and how they both impact the decision-making process of those who are charged with ensuring the safety of employees inside their facilities. more

Predictive Analysis in Workplace Safety: Four 'Safety Truths' that Reduce Workplace Injuries

This new white paper describes how predictive analytics, which has already optimized several other industries, is now being used by safety professionals to predict and prevent workplace injuries. Readers will learn the four safety truths about safety observation and inspection data.
Safety Program Contributes to Dramatic Reduction in Injuries

Avery Dennison purchased its Schwelm plant from a family-owned German company in 2001. Very few of their employees had a sense of safety awareness. The incident rate was high and there was no culture of safety within the organization. In 2005, Avery Dennison began training employees in Schwelm. Changes were soon apparent when employees discovered their decisive role in ensuring a successful safety program.
eLearning Case Study: Training and Development

Without a centralized training and development group to develop a global strategy Dresser-Rand relied on 637 training vendors worldwide. The company was spending an incredible amount of money and the learning was never measured. The Coastal eLearning System was rolled out and ”Dresser-Rand will benefit from a cost avoidance of approximately $1 million this year”.

Health and Safety Day 2013

ArcelorMittal encourages employees and contractors to 'stop, think and act safely' as it hosts global Health and Safety Day for seventh year. Around 208,000 employees and contractors took part in activities to mark the day last year, and this figure is expected to rise in 2013.
Distracted Driving Deaths Safety Video

Over 1 million accidents due to distracted driving occur in North America every year. 8,000 crashes daily. 6,000 annual deaths due to distracted driving. Watch this video to learn the facts.