“It’s not an ‘either/or’ question,” says Rebecca Timmins of DEKRA.
Full article: Safety Leadership: The false dichotomy of the ‘systems vs. culture’ debate
Source: Safety Leadership
OHS pros need to consider all helpful vs harmful arguments
“First do no harm” is a fundamental ethical principle practiced among physicians and related healthcare professions throughout the world. OHS pros should be aware of its concepts.
Full article: OHS pros need to consider all helpful vs harmful arguments
Source: Safety Best Practices
Safety Leadership: Chronic unease: A state of mind to manage safety risks
“When leaders awaken their anticipation skills, it improves their ability to identify potential risk,” Mike Snyder from DEKRA says.
Full article: Safety Leadership: Chronic unease: A state of mind to manage safety risks
Source: Safety Leadership
Chemical risk communication with carbon dioxide as an example
OHS pros should know of chemical health and safety risk beyond the basics of what may be found in a safety data sheet.
Full article: Chemical risk communication with carbon dioxide as an example
Source: Safety Best Practices
Reducing the risk of MSDs from overhead work: New resources
Waterloo, Ontario — Overhead work is associated with shoulder injuries. New resources from the Center of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders, also known as CRE-MSD, are intended to help employers and workers address MSD risks caused by overhead work.
Full article: Reducing the risk of MSDs from overhead work: New resources
Source: Safety Info-Graphics
Can PWFA transform how OHS is practiced?
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065, February 2021) is being fast-tracked into federal law. The bill has wide bipartisan support. President Biden campaigned on the law’s passage.
Full article: Can PWFA transform how OHS is practiced?
Source: Safety Best Practices
Safety Leadership: It’s time to rethink incident investigations
“We’re challenging the paradigm that treats every incident as though it’s unique,” say Don Groover and Mike Snyder of DEKRA.
Full article: Safety Leadership: It’s time to rethink incident investigations
Source: Safety Leadership
Safety Leadership: Move your organization toward a just culture
“For any organization to consider itself world class in safety, it must first want to have employees who truly believe leaders are working for them, not against them,” says Rajni Walia of DEKRA.
Full article: Safety Leadership: Move your organization toward a just culture
Source: Safety Leadership
OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations for FY 2020
Topping the list for the 10th successive year is Fall Protection – General Requirements. Also: The Top 10 “willful” and “serious” violations, a list of the year’s highest penalties, and a Q&A with OSHA’s Patrick Kapust.
Full article: OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations for FY 2020
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Does an abundance of titles hurt the OHS practice?
If the CIH and CSP are high-water marks for quality, what are the lowest quality OHS credentials? The constant flux of the unregulated OHS credential market along with hazy transparency and other issues e.g., no standard benchmark makes this an impossible question to answer.
Full article: Does an abundance of titles hurt the OHS practice?
Source: Safety Best Practices