There is a saying in counterterrorism: Terrorists only have to be right once; we have to be right every time. That similar sentiment can be expressed for those who are in the business of assessing risk at a workplace. IN other words, hazards only have to impact a worker once, while safety officers have to [...]
Checklists can be important, both in everyday life and at work. Checklists are great at getting us organized, and are good for keeping us on the right track when we are going through a process that takes several steps due to its complexity or time. (Imagine how important that checklist is when you are buying [...]
Now that we have established that there are tools in place and available that could prevent many of the unfortunate incidents that result in injuries or death with tanker trucks, maybe we can finally get through to everyone who has not used a fill gauges on their tankers and convince them that doing so would [...]
Lately we've been spending some blog space working on the very preventable workplace hazard of workers and drivers around tanker trucks that we see on the roads all the time, carrying oil, natural gas, fertilizer, and other materials that have hazardous or dangerous risks to them. Tanker truck incidents are relatively rare compared to may [...]
Cargo tankers are tricky when it comes to safety. There have been a number of incidents involving workers or drivers getting on top of these cargo tankers, which seem to be relatively safe, and yet a recent article in Professional Safety magazine brought home the reality that these tankers can have several hazards that put workers [...]
Preventable deaths are always frustrating, and just as tragic, if not more so, than any other death. When trying to drive home a point about safety, whether it's around cargo tankers, general traffic, heavy equipment or any other situation, being able to explain the point through case studies can be an effective tool in furthering [...]
When it comes to working with cargo tankers, it would actually be a good thing if a supervisor said, "You're grounded." Those could be the safest words you could ever hear. Cargo tankers are often some of the more dangerous vehicles on the road, not just for other drivers and vehicles but even for the [...]
Leadership is not about being fearless. It's about standing up to the fear and not letting it take your power. In business, fear of change, fear of risk, fear of failure can seem like very real fears. But a leader should be able to stand in the face of this fear and do what is [...]
Fear can be perhaps the most powerful emotion we have in our human arsenal. But rarely is it used in a productive way, and even more rarely is it used for good. And therein lies part of the problem with fear when in a leadership position. When you have a chance to make change and [...]
President Franklin Roosevelt famously said, "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself." I was never really sure if that was completely reassuring, but it was a line that kept America going in the throes of World War Ii and the Great Depression - both of which America came out victorious. But when [...]
