When it comes to safety, Robert Pater could be considered a culture warrior. If that name seems familiar, it is probably because you have read his articles in Professional Safety magazine in recent months, or you have read my insightful summaries of his articles in this blog in the past. (Maybe I'm kidding about the insightful [...]
Would you go jogging if you didn't have jogging shoes? Would you go jogging if you did have jogging shoes? Would you go jogging if you thought you did not have jogging shoes, but no one told you they were in your closet? [Image courtesy of Flickr user Kullez via a Creative Commons license] [...]
There is a reason that it's called the Sooner State. It is said it is better sooner rather than later. No one encourages procrastination. [Image courtesy of Flickr user USFSWmidwest via a Creative Commons license] Providing worker safety education to future workers can be vital to keeping young workers safe in workplaces. NIOSH has [...]
The Periodic Table of the Elements can be very sneaky. It gives us the impression that all of these elements are made in nature and thus they are all only useful and do not need to be harmful. But then you have experiments with some of the elements, including mercury. You feel how heavy it [...]
Very few businesses are confined within four walls anymore. Many involved with the internet called it a Flat World Initiative - where people can communicate and collaborate from around the world without barriers in language or customs or travel. [Image courtesy of Flickr user Dylan via a Creative Commons license] Telecommuting, or at least [...]
ISO/ANSI is often active one way or another. It's kind of like the Microsoft of safety organizations. Once in a while it'll produce a complete overhaul of safety standards (think of it as going from Windows 7 to Windows 8), but it will often provide updates (or "patches" to use the Windows parlance) to existing standards so [...]
We are all humans, and we - well, most of us, anyway - are grownups and should be able to make our own decisions. While many of our own decisions will affect only us individually, there are some decisions that could be wrong for others around us - such as family, friends, co-workers, or even [...]
Even working outdoors on a construction site, inhaling dangerous dust or chemicals can be a real problem. Carpenters are often working very hard on construction sites, often seen cutting wood and paneling and siding using a variety of cutting tools and saws for each job. Good professional carpenters know what to use for each job, [...]
As many of you know, I can tend to be a little verbose when it comes to certain safety topics. When I want to recap an article I find in one of the safety magazines that I receive, I will tend to take an article that might take 10-15 minutes to read and I break it [...]
