Spring is considered a time for renewal. A time to put away the coldness of the past and to celebrate new life. Often, however, the spring can be a time not to just drop the past, but to take lessons and learn from them in order to move forward with progress and regeneration. And sometimes [...]
When running a business (believe me, I know this firsthand), there are investments, and there are expenditures. There are few things that are one or the other based on timing, but safety is one of those few things. I have been advocating for years about being proactive when it comes to workplace safety. I promote [...]
Who doesn't like a little safety conversation with their first cup of coffee in the morning when you come to work? It can certainly be much less controversial than talking politics! Safety can involve a ton of information, and it would be unrealistic to expect your workers to retain all of what is important from [...]
It was not that long ago that we could all keep our attention for hours on end and can sit through several hours of training seminars and remember most of what was covered. Nowadays, though, we experience so much sensory overload with technology that many of us seem to have ... oh look! Squirrel! [...]
There is little doubt and lots of reason to believe that musculoskeletal discorders (MSDs) and injuuires are prevalent in the construction trades. But what we all know is that we have not had a blind eye to this over the last 30 to 40 years. Much progress has been made in the areas of safety [...]
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and injuries are common in many workplaces, but none more so than on a construction site. These injuries, which impact muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints of the body, come from many different tasks annd jobs performed by people in the various construction trades. When you consider many of these workers are doing [...]
There is a good reason why it seems that I am now spending a lot of time with my blog focusing on safety on construction sites. When you look at all the various trades that are or can be used on construction sites - from metal workers to carpenters, to plumbers to electricians to flooring [...]
OK, we know that occupational health and safety is not always one of the nicest or more interesting things to talk about at a dinner party. And no, I am not here to suggest that it become a dinner party topic. But what I am suggesting is a quick follow-up to an article published in the [...]
There has been much discussion in this space, and elsewhere, about the concept of safety culture. And in many ways, rightfully so. After all, it is a culture of safety that generates overall safety numbers that are the envy of many companies. It is going above and beyond the protocols, procedures and measurements. It is [...]
