The bottom line with safety is that success can be ergonomically designed. There is a reason that ergonomics hs become "a thing" in safety culture and safety processes; it's because a majority of the time-loss incidents and injuries in workplaces can be directly attributed to workers' posture, form and use of their limbs in ways [...]
When it comes to this blog, you can always count on an article by Robert Pater to fill a couple of spots of content here. As one who is a big believer in the success of companies that have a safety culture and not just a safety program, I am always interested in Pater's articles [...]
Robert Pater is at it again. The prominent author of several safety-leadership and safety-culture articles in such vehicles as Professional Safety magazine, has struck again with his latest entry, which discusses the power of commitment to a safety culture change in the workplace. Pater co-wrote his most recent article with colleague Ron Bowles, discussing the success of [...]
Leadership is something I have written about here several times, thanks to the great work by Robert Pater, who is a regular contributor to Professional Safety magazine on the topics of safety leadership and safety culture. Leadership can be a natural characteristic fo some people, but it also can be something that is learned and taught [...]
Our old friend Robert Pater is at it again. The guru of safety leadership has been one to provide great insights into developing safety leadership and safety leaders within organizations, and has been active in providing thought-provoking articles in Professional Safety magazine that explore safety leadership in a number of ways and helping us understand the [...]
No one can question Robert Pater's commitment to safety leadership and safety culture. He goes from advocate to a champion when it comes to establishing not just a safety program in workplaces, but instilling a culture of safety that flows through the blood of everyone who works at a company. A culture goes beyond the [...]
Safety is a performance, or at least should be. I don't mean a performance like a theatrical production, where workers and supervisors are merely "actors" while on a worksite. In this context, I mean performance as in activity and action. Most times, we act on what we think and feel. The best safety culture exists [...]
I know I have a very smart readership here, so this is not a news flsh to anyone, but leadership is something that is not found in a certain type of person. That is, you won't find leaders in certain offices, or of a certain height or gender or experience level. Leadership is a characteristic. It [...]
It is the new year, and I hope to goodness the first resolution you have is not to be reading this with a hangover. Would hate to see one resolution fall by the wayside so soon. In the hopes that you have that resolution still in place, here is hoping that you not only have [...]
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 [...]
