As Kermit the Frog once said, "It ain't easy being green." Believe it or not, we safety officer could add a couple words to the end of that sentence: It ain't easy being green and safe. Now, I know what you might be thinking. There has been a generally accepted connotation with "green" initiatives in [...]
Boxers or briefs? When it comes to safety, I choose briefs. We have some things to cover, so this occasional installment of Safety Briefs will not have a long introduction, other than to say that there is an interesting mixed bag of information here - something about improving locomotive safety on railroad tracks, a study [...]
It is the Holy Grail for safety officers. OK, besides Target Zero. Every safety officer is tasked with having a worksite that encourages health, safety and productivity among workers. Every safety officer feels achievement when every single person on the payroll comes to work as expected every single day and works their full shift and [...]
Life goes in shifts, and often we find ourselves having to shift gears. Why is there shifting in life? Because there are times when we realize that we are not in control of our lives - someone else is calling the shots. We figure this out just as we think we have a plan laid [...]
There has been a lot of conversation in recent headlines in the U.S. about women's health issues and the so-called "War on Women." And yeah, there is war going on, but it is a war that is on a much different front line that what the headlines tell you. From a certain perspective, it can [...]
Worker health is paramount for many companies. There is little doubt about that. But are companies right for getting into worker health in everyday life, not just with the safety initiatives on the work site? Why is it anyone's business what your workers do with themselves outside of work? As long as they are off the [...]
Depending on how you think, government is either the greatest thing since sliced bread or it's the worst threat to human rights and decency. And there is really no middle ground here. Government can be like the New York Yankees - you either love them or hate them; there is usually no neutrality with them. [...]
There is little doubt that our attention spans have been found to be ... hey, lookie there! Sorry. Our attention spans have been getting shor ... hey! Look at that bright shiny object! See? The point is, we have to make our points more quickly and efficiently or people will tune us out. [Image [...]
You gotta love being an independent contractor. No, really, you do. Trust me on this. There is something liberating about being your own boss, seeting your own hours, choosing who you work with and for what salary or hourly rate. [Image courtesy of Flickr user Nathan via a Creative Commons license] But there is [...]
