7 Industries Purcell Works With

(Transcribed from Video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJpRJg2P6hIvx7JAQsRAxQ) I'm frequently asked what industries Purcell Enterprises works with. We work with seven. We work with construction, manufacturing, food processing, trucking, oil and gas, and two grab bag organizations, Alberta Safety Council and AASP. So we cover almost every industry in the province, and we've had over 30 years experience auditing, [...]

2019-03-14T15:58:19-06:00March 27th, 2019|Safety Matters, Video|

Make Sure Your Health and Safety Plan Covers Medical Marijuana

(Transcribed from Video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJpRJg2P6hIvx7JAQsRAxQ) I'm frequently asked if there's any updates to the cannabis program, and I have to say that you should check your drug and alcohol policy and make sure that it includes medical marijuana because medical marijuana is legal. However, there's zero tolerance for safety-sensitive positions and it's important that you have [...]

2019-03-14T15:58:33-06:00March 20th, 2019|Safety Matters, Video|

Purpose, Autonomy and Mastery

(Transcribed from Video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJpRJg2P6hIvx7JAQsRAxQ) Purpose, autonomy, mastery. Purpose leads to autonomy. Autonomy leads to mastery, which leads to purpose. It's a virtuous cycle. So what I'm saying is that we have to cease treating workers as children, and we have to treat them as autonomous adults that will do the right thing 80 to 90% [...]

2019-01-28T11:39:49-07:00March 13th, 2019|Safety Matters, Video|

Safety Motivation and Expectations

(Transcribed from Video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJpRJg2P6hIvx7JAQsRAxQ) Modern theory today says there are three ways to influence people, to motivate people. 'Cause motivation is intrinsic. It's self-generated. You can manipulate, you can force, or the best outcome is you can positively influence people to do the right thing when nobody's watching. For example, they drive the speed limit, [...]

2019-01-28T11:33:59-07:00March 6th, 2019|Business, Safety Matters, Video|
Go to Top