September 7, 2012 by Fred Hosier
It’s been more than two years since the explosion at a BP rig in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The potential consequences for BP continue to pile up, as a new lawsuit shows.
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Tags: BP rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, lawsuit, safety first
February 27, 2012 by Fred Hosier
You know Mike Rowe, the guy on the Discovery Channel who hosts Dirty Jobs? A viewer recently called him out on not wearing the proper safety gear on his show. His response? “Of all the platitudes embraced in the workplace there is none more pervasive, erroneous, overused and dangerous than ‘Safety First!’”
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Tags: Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe, safety first, Safety Third
April 30, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Two workers who quit Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine in the months just before the explosion that killed 29 miners say they did so because they thought it was going to blow up.
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Tags: killed 29 workers, Massey mine explosion, methane, safety first
November 20, 2008 by Fred Hosier
If you post signs at your workplace that say “Safety First,” how can employees still get the impression that production is more important?
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Tags: communication, safety first, Safety vs. production
