“Until we accept that humans will make mistakes, understand the ways and reasons they make them, and have strategies to combat them, we’ll always be leaving exposure on the table,” says Dave Janney from DEKRA.
Full article: Safety Leadership: Event learning: Rethinking incident investigations
Source: Safety Leadership
Safety Leadership: Is your SIF prevention process missing something?
Is your process fully integrated into your safety management system? Has it kept up with organizational change? These are some of the questions you should be asking, Erika Gwilt and Elizabeth Prazeres from DEKRA say.
Full article: Safety Leadership: Is your SIF prevention process missing something?
Source: Safety Leadership
How to interpret the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was signed into law on December 29, 2022 and becomes effective in June. Here’s a detailed look at what this means.
Full article: How to interpret the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Source: Safety Best Practices
Safety Leadership: Ready for the safety challenges of alternative energy?
“Significant developments in alternative energy generation and storage technologies are happening now,” says Mike Snyder from DEKRA. “As a result, new workplace exposures have emerged.”
Full article: Safety Leadership: Ready for the safety challenges of alternative energy?
Source: Safety Leadership
How to prepare for rise in cancer rates
Within the coming decades, lifetime cancer risk i.e., cancer incidence in the U.S. will increase 50%-70% mainly because of population growth and an aging population.
Full article: How to prepare for rise in cancer rates
Source: Safety Best Practices
Safety Leadership: You never know when you’re gonna fall off a climbing wall
Full article: Safety Leadership: You never know when you’re gonna fall off a climbing wall
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OSHA and MSHA partner on poster and infographic on preventing heat illness
Washington — A new poster and infographic from OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration offer best practices to help mine operators and workers prevent heat illness and heat-related hazards.
Full article: OSHA and MSHA partner on poster and infographic on preventing heat illness
Source: Safety Info-Graphics
Safety Leadership: The connected leader: Building trust in today’s disconnected world
“Many leaders still struggle with understanding employee expectations and cultivating trust and loyalty,” say Angelica Grindle and Rebecca Timmins of DEKRA.
Full article: Safety Leadership: The connected leader: Building trust in today’s disconnected world
Source: Safety Leadership
Many OHS pros are being kept out of the loop with ADA management
Now that I have been personally thrust into the ADA-world, I am looking at the regulation with a much keener eye. I have many concerns.
Full article: Many OHS pros are being kept out of the loop with ADA management
Source: Safety Best Practices
Safety Leadership: 3 topics that got our attention in 2022
“As I think back on safety in 2022, a few trends begin to emerge,” says George Bower of DEKRA.
Full article: Safety Leadership: 3 topics that got our attention in 2022
Source: Safety Leadership