Articles Tagged with ''behavior based safety''

Competitiveness – not violence – might be the main video game characteristic that influences aggression, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Industry groups often opposed regulations before they supported them

The behavior-based safety concept was developed by H.W. Heinrich in the 1930s and 1940s.

In a survey released today by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 89 percent of safety professionals said they had observed workers not wearing safety equipment when they should have been.  

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, alleging that Full Circle Enterprises Inc. of Conroe, Texas illegally terminated an employee because of complaints regarding illegal drug use and a lack of proper respirators to protect employees from paint fumes at the facility.

Employers who integrate their safety initiatives with their health and wellness programming have the potential to improve the overall health and productivity of their workforces, according to a paper published in the June issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM). 

Academy Award-nominated producer Mike Medavoy and representatives of the 33 Chilean Miners whose remarkable rescue from the San José Mine last year captivated the world's attention jointly announced that they have entered into an agreement to bring the miners' extraordinary story to the screen.