Workplace Safety Culture - Articles - Page 54

Dow’s CEO sees safety’s connections throughout his company

Tom Krause, PH.D Kendra Greene

June 1, 2016

An organization pursuing excellence must see safety’s role in the big picture.

Will terror strike your workplace?

Fear of terrorism far exceeds the actual risk – but if you see something, say something

Chip Dawson

June 1, 2016

It’s New Year’s morning and I’ve just finished my local newspaper. The front page is about a 25-year-old Rochester man arrested in a reported ISIS-inspired plot to abduct or kill patrons in a neighborhood bar on New Years Eve.1

Safety culture – it doesn’t exist

It’s more correct to talk about a risk culture

Corrie Pitzer

June 1, 2016

"The concept of organizational culture is hard to define, hard to analyze and measure, and hard to manage," Schein states in the preface of his 1992 book (p. xi).

New certification rolled out for PSM professionals

For engineers in chemical, petrochemical industries

May 31, 2016

The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has established a new professional designation for engineers and practitioners working in the chemicals, petrochemicals and affiliated industries. The CCCPS Certified Process Safety Professional certification allows employers to verify an employee or job-seeker’s proficiency in, and ongoing commitment to, process safety principles and practices and to verify that they are trained and invested in the latest process safety techniques and knowledge.

Innovation in serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention

Kristin Bell

May 20, 2016

Over the past two decades, many leading organizations have achieved consistent improvement in injury prevention. On average, US private companies reduced their injury rates by 62% between 1994 and 2014. But those dramatic reductions in injuries haven’t translated into reductions in workplace fatalities, which dropped by just 34% in the same period.

How one company wins at safety with a “Zero Harm” philosophy

May 19, 2016

The Industrial Bags business of Mondi in North America is doing something right. Its Salt Lake City plant cut its number of recordable injuries in half, from 6 in 2014 to 3 in 2015 and its Louisville plant is now approaching its third consecutive man-incident free year.

Humility is needed to keep improving safety performance

David Sarkus MS, CSP

May 13, 2016

In recent days, I’ve been thinking a great deal about humility. Oftentimes humility seems to become more prominently displayed when one is hurt, challenged, or broken in some way. On the other hand, I can’t help but think of the very best leaders I work with on a regular basis. Most are curious and open to learn. Where did that start? Where did it begin?

How to undermine the credibility of safety leadership in your organization

Tom Krause, PH.D

May 12, 2016

Organizational leaders are always in the process of seeking out and developing talented people who can take on responsibilities and attain objectives. The higher up you get the more important this becomes. If you could just find five people who could do what you can do, or what your top leader is doing, life would be great.

What's wrong with being the safety police?

Dave Weber CSP

May 4, 2016

I've heard many safety professionals proudly declare that - "I'm not the Safety Police!" But what's wrong with being the Safety Police? • Police's mere presence on the road is a visual reminder to follow safe driving rules. People never drive more safely than they are near a patrol car. What's wrong with that?