While it's not a bad thing to acknowledge and honor the pioneer in our field, James Loud may be on to something if we give too much deference to trailblazers. Loud wrote an extensive, thought-provoking article in Professional Safety magazine recently, addressing the increasing risk of fatal incidents in work places in th U.S. and Canada. [...]
Perception is relative. And oftentimes, history adds context to perception. The perception we have is that yes, there are fewer incidents in our workplaces, even as we have many more workers than 40, 50, or even 100 years ago. Over the last century, the number of work-related deaths has dropped by 75 percent while the [...]
When it comes to incidents in the workplace, we have good news and bad news, though this news is not new as I have blogged about this before a while ago. The good news is, the numbers of workplace incidents have fallen dramatically over the last 100 years, and especially in the last 40 years [...]
Burnout is a common problem these days, and it is not something that can be left to the individual. Like a single flame in a dry forest, if you leave it alone it will affect and impact others around and that flame could grow into a conflagration that impacts the morale of an entire organization. [...]
Passion is often symbolized by fire or a flame. So it makes sense that when a worker or person experiences a lack or loss of passion for work or life, there is a term called "burnout." Burnout can be seen as an emotional disorder, where a person loses the emotional investment in his or her [...]
Forklifts aren't necessarily complex machines, but they do have several ways about them that make them dangerous to operate and requiring very specific guidelines and standards by which they should be operated and maintained. In this post, which is the final of a four-part series, we'll take a look at some strategies that employers can [...]
You know, there are rules about operating forklifts. There are thousands of violations every year, and yet it seems that the message isn't getting through that forklifts are dangerous vehicles when not used properly and used outside of the rules meant to govern activities and behaviors around forklifts. In this installment, we'll take a brief look [...]
Forklifts are not just toys, people. These powered industrial trucks (PITs) are not to be messed with without some reasonable experience, or at least exhaustive training about what they can and cannot do, so operators do not put forklifts in a position to do something it is not able to do. That is where many [...]
Happy New Year everyone! Here's to a prosperous and safe 2017 for everyone who is involved in workplace safety, whether directly or indirectly. A happy year is a year with fewer workplace incidents and deaths. Now that we got that platitude out of the way ... As we enter a new year, this is often [...]
