When it comes to noise safety and hearing on construction sites, there seems to be a bit of a gap between the theory of protecting workers' hearing and the reality of the workers actually being safe. [Image courtesy of Flickr user darkbuffet via a Creative Commons license] Hearing protection devices, or HPDs, can be [...]
Safety can be a sensory phenomenon just as much as a physical or mental one. Take a couple of the most-used senses on a worksite - sight and hearing. As safety professionals, we are always on the lookout for ways to protect workers' eyesight. But as noise seems to be everywhere (except in a church [...]
Changing a culture is never an easy process. Especially when thsoe who perpetuate the culture are still in their positions of influence. But if you are one of those influencers and you are considering a change in culture, especially when it comes to worker safety, you could have a tremendous impact in accelerating the learning [...]
When it comes to safety, Robert Pater could be considered a culture warrior. If that name seems familiar, it is probably because you have read his articles in Professional Safety magazine in recent months, or you have read my insightful summaries of his articles in this blog in the past. (Maybe I'm kidding about the insightful [...]
Would you go jogging if you didn't have jogging shoes? Would you go jogging if you did have jogging shoes? Would you go jogging if you thought you did not have jogging shoes, but no one told you they were in your closet? [Image courtesy of Flickr user Kullez via a Creative Commons license] [...]
There is a reason that it's called the Sooner State. It is said it is better sooner rather than later. No one encourages procrastination. [Image courtesy of Flickr user USFSWmidwest via a Creative Commons license] Providing worker safety education to future workers can be vital to keeping young workers safe in workplaces. NIOSH has [...]
The Periodic Table of the Elements can be very sneaky. It gives us the impression that all of these elements are made in nature and thus they are all only useful and do not need to be harmful. But then you have experiments with some of the elements, including mercury. You feel how heavy it [...]
Very few businesses are confined within four walls anymore. Many involved with the internet called it a Flat World Initiative - where people can communicate and collaborate from around the world without barriers in language or customs or travel. [Image courtesy of Flickr user Dylan via a Creative Commons license] Telecommuting, or at least [...]
ISO/ANSI is often active one way or another. It's kind of like the Microsoft of safety organizations. Once in a while it'll produce a complete overhaul of safety standards (think of it as going from Windows 7 to Windows 8), but it will often provide updates (or "patches" to use the Windows parlance) to existing standards so [...]
We are all humans, and we - well, most of us, anyway - are grownups and should be able to make our own decisions. While many of our own decisions will affect only us individually, there are some decisions that could be wrong for others around us - such as family, friends, co-workers, or even [...]
