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Worker protection starts with building a culture of safety among both employees and the companies operating construction sites.

To manage effectively, information that tells management in real time how well the organizational and operational systems are performing in order is crucial.

The construction is slowly seeing some change. As we celebrate the annual Women in Construction Week (WiC), which takes place March 5-11, let’s take a look at the advances being made by women of all ages and backgrounds in the industry. 

There’s much ado about how ChatGPT will affect students, developers, and marketers, but what about Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)? How can this new OpenAI technology augment the EHS professional’s role? 

A disengaged employee, operating on auto-pilot, wanting to get the job done as soon as possible, is also an accident waiting to happen. These are your at-risk employees.

Safety professionals are responsible for mitigating the many ways employees are endangered on the job, including the potential for violent crime.

People can make relatively logical assessment of situations and information, but we have to be careful of possible biases in our interaction with others.

In this podcast episode, safety professional Heather Chapman, MS, CSP, CHMM, CEAS, shares her thoughts on the current state of the safety industry and where she thinks it is heading this year.

Money is behind the hollowness of many companies’ stop work policies. Sure, if you see something, say something. A change in weather conditions. An emergency situation. A near-miss incident. A lack of knowledge as to how to proceed. Unsafe conditions. Equipment used improperly. All legitimate risks. All often ignored by the workers who have the authority to halt work. Why? 

How to use psychological and behavioral knowledge to improve workplace safety. As a safety leader, it’s important to recognize moments when people are looking to you as an example and ensure that your behavior aligns with the values you’re working to instill in others.