Things that you did at age 20 and 160 pounds simply have to be done differently if they are to be done safely at age 50, with a bit more padding around the middle.
While it is true that the Bush administration has hampered OSHA and the EPA, I believe that simply changing administrations will not bring about a dramatic change in OSHA, EPA or other governmental agencies.
Conflict and confrontation might as well be part of the job description for a safety and health manager. Most can tell you something about turf battles and angry employees.
What can we do to boost and not block the self-motivation needed to perform behaviors not intrinsically reinforced by soon, certain and positive consequences?
Here in 2008 could a tipping point have been reached in how the EHS profession is perceived by business executives? Do execs view EHS pros more positively than ever before?
The threat of a pandemic flu, or similar event, provides an opportunity for health/safety pros to step into a broader business role rather than be held within narrow technical boundaries.
How do the native locals on the other side of the fence line perceive your company’s field facilities?
What are you doing to build an appropriately positive image, and to disseminate that information?
There I was, making excuses for not intervening on behalf of transportation safety. And safety-belt use was the first target of my safety-related intervention research 30 years ago, which evolved into behavior-based safety (BBS). How could a keynote speaker for a safety conference be such a wimp?
Why are we outraged by products made in China that could pose safety and health risks to adults, children, cats and dogs, but not about the millions of workers in China exposed to even more hazardous risks themselves?
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