If 2020 was the year occupational safety was thrust into the spotlight, 2021 was the year that proved it needs to stay there. COVID-19 hasn’t gone away. Neither have all your other safety responsibilities. And no one needs to remind you of that. You’ve made it through two very tough years. Go ahead, pat yourself […]
A safety consultant says taking a page from the military’s playbook — something called Commander’s Intent — can help companies achieve their safety goals. In a presentation at the National Safety Council fall 2021 conference, Shawn Galloway, President/COO of ProAct Safety Inc., said Commander’s Intent is the overall purpose of something — the “why” it’s […]
To reach excellence in safety, first you have to define what it will look like. Safety success has to be defined not only in results but in performance terms. It has to be defined in ways that are observable. This is the way one company I worked with defined safety success: If the bosses are […]
The psychosocial impact of the pandemic on workers has been profound. People are experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and fatigue. Essential workers are stressed about their own and their family’s safety. For others, stress may come from a family member losing their job. Even people who are working from home are experiencing more stress, […]
When a company lists safety first in its values, what do leaders have to do to back up that statement? GTI Group, a logistics company, says this about Safety on its webpage: “We do the right thing. Period. The safety of our employees, clients and the public come above everything else. We operate within the […]
What are you doing to encourage employees to be motivated about safety? The final step (after adding motivators and neutralizing demotivators) to build safety motivation is recognizing those who are going above and beyond. Here’s a positive experience I witnessed: Leadership supported safety A company with 70 locations had one that was not only their […]
While mixing chemicals led to an explosion that killed four workers, a federal investigation says deeper operational problems at the plant were the real cause. A U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) final report says the cause of a massive explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones LLC manufacturing facility in Waukegan, […]
Are you in Sales? You probably thought, no, I’m in Safety. However, 90% of all communication in long-term partnerships, including business, is sales. Example: You need more budget for Safety. You have to convince someone of that, so you’re in Sales. And to know the best way to sell someone on something, you have to […]
We had an incident in which an employee got his hand stuck in a piece of equipment and was seriously injured. As a result, we developed a process on how to use equipment properly. We went through every job safety analysis (JSA) for every piece of equipment. If the foreman didn’t sign off for you, […]
