“Confirmation, overconfidence, sunk cost and optimism biases all are the results of the pleasure we feel when we’re right and the pain we feel when we’re wrong,” says Michael Mangan of DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability. So what can leaders do to overcome them?
Full article: Safety Leadership: I can’t be wrong – can I?
Source: Safety Leadership
When to replace equipment due to safety considerations
The condition of the equipment that employees use or operate in an industrial setting can directly affect a company’s productivity.
It can also put workers’ safety at risk. Here are six things that should factor into any decision about equipment replacement timelines.
Full article: When to replace equipment due to safety considerations
Source: Safety Best Practices
OSHA injury – illness recordkeeping standard
According to OSHA, an injury or illness is considered work related if an event or exposure in the work environment caused or contributed to the condition or significantly aggravated a preexisting condition. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the workplace, unless an exception specifically applies.
Full article: OSHA injury – illness recordkeeping standard
Source: Safety Best Practices
Top safety culture articles of 2018
Sexual harassment, employee engagement and the evolution of discipline were all explored in 2018 articles focusing on how to improve your company’s safety culture written by the top thought leaders in the occupational safety and health profession.
Full article: Top safety culture articles of 2018
Source: Safety Best Practices
5 safety and hygiene practices to double-check before 2019
Now is the time for occupational safety professionals to check that the safety and hygiene practices in place at their workplaces are compliant with regulatory bodies — like OSHA — and will safeguard workers’ wellbeing.
Data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates that workplace accidents show a prolonged downward trend, but that’s no reason to get complacent.
Full article: 5 safety and hygiene practices to double-check before 2019
Source: Safety Best Practices
Mold exposure a risk for cannabis industry workers
With a growing number of states legalizing marijuana, causing a rapid increase in the cannabis industry workforce, increasing attention is being given to the health and safety of those involved in the cultivation and distribution of the substance in its various forms. One potentially serious health risk is from occupational exposure to mold.
Full article: Mold exposure a risk for cannabis industry workers
Source: Safety Best Practices
Safety Leadership: Seeing is suspect: What am I missing here?
“What if the human vision system itself is a hazard within the workforce?” asks DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability’s Rajni Walia, who says that “despite the fact that so much of our brains are devoted to seeing, there’s no guarantee that we see correctly.”
Full article: Safety Leadership: Seeing is suspect: What am I missing here?
Source: Safety Leadership
EHS pros need to look at their own programs
The World Economic Forum “Global Competitiveness Report 2018” ranked the U.S. as the most competitive country in the world with an overall score of 86. The U.S. ranked 1st in labor market, financial systems and business dynamism categories.
Full article: EHS pros need to look at their own programs
Source: Safety Best Practices
5 tips to diffuse conflicts & confrontations
Sometimes, things just don’t work out. It might not be anyone’s fault — or perhaps you feel strongly that it is entirely someone’s fault — but regardless, regularly working with outside contractors brings about the occasional conflict.
But should a conflict arise, it doesn’t necessarily mean that a situation is beyond all repair.
Full article: 5 tips to diffuse conflicts & confrontations
Source: Safety Best Practices
Improving programs to control hazardous energy
A new website from the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Manufacturing Sector Council features ways in which businesses and companies can safeguard employees from the release of hazardous energy (any source of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other energy) during service and maintenance activities.
Full article: Improving programs to control hazardous energy
Source: Safety Best Practices