In many parts of Canada and a wide swath of the U.S., the heat has not really descended on people yet as the calendar turns to June. However, temperatures have been rising steadily, and for some of us, we either work outside or we are safety officers in charge of monitoring the safety and health [...]
As we approach the summer months, the hottest season of the year, this can be a good time to get outside and swim in pools or lakes or rivers to cool off and have some fun. From a safety perspective, this could also be a good time to keep your outdoor workers from working outside [...]
Temperature can be taken in many ways, and the words to help describe temperature are used in many situations. One of the most common, other than looking at a thermometer, is in fashion and magazines where the human body is put on display. Two of the most common words when it comes to human bodies [...]
As we come up on the end of May and the release of students from various schools all over the U.S. and Canada, it usually means a couple of things: First, the challenge of corraling monkeys and cats now falls on us parents instead of teachers; and Second, it means it is getting darn hot [...]
Zero is a round number, and it is also a complex number, because it is a symbol for nothing. Literally. In some cases, it is a number that is hard to grasp, hard to envision. After all, it signifies nothing. Can you visualize nothing? As a popular saying goes, "If you aim at nothing, you'll [...]
After the work that was done to create Corrie Pitzer's article about "Seven Deadly Delusions" in the April 2015 issue of Professional Safety magazine, and what I have done in summarizing the piece in my last two blog posts, I am sure at least a few of you are seeking a therapist's couch. We might have [...]
Please notice, my colleagues, that this post suggests that I am presenting ways that we might be delusional. I would certainly not say that we are delusional in any way (though, admittedly, there may be some around us who think we are if we say how much we love our work as a safety professional. Out [...]
Safety is a lot like fighting terrorism. Terrorists only have to be right one time and they can do a lot of damage, even if they try 100 times. But when a government is defending its people against terrorism, the government has to be right every single time or people die. And that is not [...]
Summer is coming, and with summer comes vacations. And with vacations will often come time to do some reading - maybe that book that you have always wanted to read but just have not had the time, or you want to re-read that work that you have had on your bookshelf for years and you [...]
For those of you who know me, I am not one to fear-monger. I tend to be more positive in terms of educating businesses and workers about the value of safety and trying to arm everyoene with information and tools that you need to have a safe working environmet for everyone. Even when I know [...]
