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At Georgia Power, protecting lone workers is serious business, according to its safety and health general manager. Hamilton Hardin, safety and health general manager, says that Georgia Power makes every effort to ensure that lone workers, like all employees, are treated like "prized assets." Among other things, that means they get comprehensive safety training and […]
Imagine a safety and health process so effective and highly developed that it can be successfully applied to other businesses. DuPont, which has brought world class science and engineering to market through innovative products, has also created a world class safety process. Protecting its 58,000 employees and eliminating injuries is essential to DuPont’s core commitment. […]
As students of all ages head back to school classrooms, remind your workers that even though they may not be in the classroom of a formal educational institution, they are always in a classroom at work, in the community—and in the school of life. The lesson being that there is always something to learn, especially […]
Achieving breakthrough safety performance requires a number of critical elements. Yesterday, we discussed some of those. Today, we present some more. Author and consultant Alan Quilley believes four critical elements must be managed to achieve high-level safety results. All are interdependent and cannot be managed in isolation. These elements are: Company culture—basically, "the way it […]
You’ve been working hard to boost safety awareness and engagement in your workplace. You consider OSHA standards to be the bare minimum of compliance. And your injury stats are headed in the right direction. But it’s still not enough. How do you kick safety and health up to the next level? Robert Pater, founder and […]
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But when the dog days of summer roll around, take the opportunity for refreshing refresher training on how to stay safe when working in the heat. Today’s Advisor gives you content for your session. Working outdoors in summer heat can be more than uncomfortable—it can […]
Yesterday, we presented steps 1-3 of a 4-step plan to prepare for workplace emergencies. Today, we conclude with the final step, implementation of the plan. Implementation means more than simply exercising the plan during an emergency. It also means: Acting on recommendations made during the vulnerability analysis Training employees Integrating the plan into company operations […]
British government researchers have found that for every lost-time injury more than 3 days in length, there were 189 noninjury cases. You just can’t afford to ignore near misses. Understanding the circumstances surrounding a near miss can be valuable to employers. But according to an article in the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) journal, […]
Research indicates that temporary workers are at greater risk of accidents and injuries than regular workers. Now OSHA is getting involved. According to CBS News (www.cbsnews.com), "recent data suggest that roughly a third, and perhaps up to 40 percent, of American workers are in part-time, contract or other non-standard jobs. Recruiting firm MBO Partners projects […]
