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Developing an effective safety culture is something we all seek to achieve. Here are three strategies that can help. One of the most popular sessions at the National Safety Council’s Congress and Expo last October was entitled “3 Potential Strategies to Enhance Your Safety Culture.” During the session, Dr. Earl Blair from Indiana University presented […]
Read about an employer that has developed a thriving safety culture which has contributed to an injury and illness rate about 60 percent below the industry average. The E & J Gallo Winery is the largest family-owned winery in the world and the largest exporter of California wine. It’s also a company that is dedicated […]
Strong motivation for and skillful delivery of safety training make the difference between high-quality results and so-so or oh-no! outcomes. Employees won’t work safely if your training manifests these 7 deadly sins: Trainees don’t know what they’re supposed to learn in training sessions. They don’t understand how what they’re learning is connected to their job. […]
Yesterday, we introduced you to the employee-driven strategies the safety folks at Tropicana are using to energize their safety effort. Today, we’ll focus on some of their other notable safety programs. Among other notable compliance and protection programs in place at Tropicana’s City of Industry plant in California are these: Behavior observation. All employees and […]
Today we introduce you to a couple of your colleagues who have successfully juiced up their company’s compliance and protection programs through intensive employee involvement. Feel free to emulate their accomplishments. World-class safety performance is a point of pride at Tropicana’s City of Industry plant in California, where workers squeeze out 41 million gallons of […]
A system approach to human error and workplace accidents puts the emphasis on safety management and the “system defences” that prevent accidents. In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed Dr. James Reason’s assertion that the best way to prevent workplace accidents is to take a system approach and look at “error traps” in the workplace that give […]
Amputations are among the most severe and disabling workplace injuries, and amputation risks are widespread in industry. The risk of amputations is unfortunately widespread in industry and involves a variety of activities and equipment. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from a few years back indicate that there were some 8,400 non-fatal amputation cases in private […]
Where is OSHA headed? OSHA chief David Michaels outlines the agency’s new regulatory and enforcement agenda. “We’ve accelerated our push to make fundamental changes in the way employers and workers cooperate to secure safe workplaces,” says Dr. Michaels, “and we are doing this through an aggressive regulatory agenda.” The motto for OSHA’s new agenda is […]
Older workers are experienced, loyal, and knowledgeable about company culture and safety processes. The days of retiring at age 62 or so are over for many. Instead of playing golf and gardening, many older Americans are at work. There’s no doubt that as people age, certain skills and faculties may diminish. Yet, while it seems […]
Yesterday, we talked about OSHA’s PPE requirements. Today, we focus on management of PPE programs in the real world, where compliance isn’t something you can take for granted. OSHA standards are one thing, but what’s really happening in your workplace? That’s where the rubber meets the road when it comes to PPE compliance. The idealized […]