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Why do some of us decide to continue working after we reach the point of a willing or unwilling retirement?

A strong culture of safety and preparedness in the workplace prevents panic-stricken, impulsive behaviors from employees.

James Reason’s Swiss Cheese Model of safety is a remarkably simple way to think about how organizational culture and climate turn into injuries and incidents.

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has begun training for airport workers, in order to equip cabin cleaners, janitorial workers, baggage handlers, security officers and wheelchair attendants with the tools necessary to better tackle infectious diseases.

Remember when you graduated from college and headed out to start your career in the safety and health profession with that altruistic belief that you were going to tear up the world and make a huge difference in the safety and health of fellow employees.

During my career I have had the privilege of working with a number of extraordinarily talented individuals.

Have a strong food safety culture… be FSMA/inspection/audit ready at all times… provide better allergen control… focus on recall prevention… these have all become common mantras in the food and beverage industry.

The primary reason for a lack of understanding around safety leadership is too much conversation and not enough communication.

Matching safety and compliance training to industry, employees to training and figuring out the right training frequency, is a challenge for many organizations, and tracking all that is perhaps more difficult still.

It’s no secret that slips, trips and falls are a leading cause of workplace injury as well as increased insurance costs and regulatory citations