As we head deeper into fall, the kaleidoscope of autumnal color will soon give way to blankets of white. And for many of us in Canada and the northern part of the United States, that late fall time will usually mean winter driving. In some part of this continent, snowy and icy road conditions are [...]
We see those parking spaces at shopping malls and outside restaurants. We often see the ramps and railings. We will see guide dogs safely leading people across a busy street. But while we often see these things, does it ever really register in our heads that the disabled or handicapped are as common as we [...]
I know all you safety professionals out there love your jobs and love that you work so hard to keep people safe and productive, and you help improve the profitability of your companies. And I know that many of you have earned the respect of your colleagues and, perhaps more importantly, your superiors in the [...]
This is like the Mt. Everest of blog-post series, isn't it? Would you believe, Mt. Kilimanjaro? [Image courtesy of The Natural Step Canada from Flickr via a Creative Commons license]Now that we are listing the leading indicators for your safety program, you might not have to see this photo again for a while. I [...]
Well, it has certainly been a fun adventure unveiling some of the details of The Campbell Institute's report on research into leading indicators of workplace health and safety, no? Well, we are almost to the end of this adventure. As we have spent a little time going over the research project and report that discussing some [...]
If you are new to this blog, first off where have you been? You've missed a lot, and I ask that you review some of the past posts to get up to speed. Second, if you are new here, welcome - better late than never, I guess. And that is especially true now, as I [...]
The Campbell Institute did a good thing when it did research and prepared a report about leading indicators in workplace health and safety. A good leading indicator - even a mediocre one - can often be a better predictor of future incidence risk on a work site than many of the best "lagging metrics" that many [...]
If you are reading this, you have probably been anticipating this with great excitement - well, about as much excitement as one can muster about workplace health and safety issues, anyway. In my last post, I introduced a report from the Campbell Institute regarding leading indicators in workplace safety. This post continues the series of [...]
I know what you are thinking. You just had a safety audit, or you at least just had a meeting with your new safety officer and you have been going over your safety record over the past year or three, and you are flummoxed. You are going through your records, and while you are trying [...]
We have written before in this space, and I have talked about this in some of my seminars, workshops and even when I conduct workplace audits, about the importance of having happy workers and employees. Happy workers lead to more productive workers and workers who are more safety conscious and thus less injury-prone. I have [...]
