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Why does safety need advocates?

A NASCAR near-tragedy doesn’t rattle the fans
Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
August 12, 2015

I doubt many of you saw the finish of NASCAR’s Coke Zero 400 race at Daytona International Speedway, which due to a three-and-one-half hour rain delay ended at 2:41 a.m. Monday morning, July 6th.


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Basic ladder rules can avoid OSHA violations

Benita Mehta
Benita Mehta
August 6, 2015

OSHA’s standard on ladder safety — 1926.1053 — was among the top 10 most-cited violations in fiscal year 2014, with 2,911 citations and 2,267 inspections within that timeframe in all industries.


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Why does safety need advocates?

A NASCAR near-tragedy doesn’t rattle the fans
Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
August 3, 2015

I doubt many of you saw the finish of NASCAR’s Coke Zero 400 race at Daytona International Speedway, which due to a three-and-one-half hour rain delay ended at 2:41 a.m. Monday morning, July 6th.


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Does CEO charisma improve safety?

James E. Leemann Ph.D.
August 3, 2015

Do CEOs really matter when it comes to safety performance?


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Do millennials fit into your culture?

Different values challenge old-school thinking
Dan Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP
August 3, 2015

Millennials, people born between 1980-2000, are now the largest, most diverse generation in the U.S. population.


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How to rate job performance

It doesn’t have to be a dreaded ordeal
Dr. John Kello
August 3, 2015

Reality often does not match intent when it comes to performance appraisals.


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Pros surveyed on Flame-Resistant Clothing needs

Oil and gas industry users face the biggest challenges
August 3, 2015

Use of flame-resistant clothing (FRC) in industry has boomed in the past few years.


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Basic ladder rules can avoid OSHA violations

Benita Mehta
Benita Mehta
August 3, 2015

OSHA’s standard on ladder safety — 1926.1053 — was among the top 10 most-cited violations in fiscal year 2014, with 2,911 citations and 2,267 inspections within that timeframe in all industries.


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Behavior doesn’t happen in a vacuum

You must look at the broader work system
Cary Usrey
Chuck Pettinger
Chuck Pettinger
August 3, 2015

During the late 1970s, Judy Komaki and her behavioral psychologist colleagues used their methodology in a food manufacturing facility to improve the safety performance by focusing on reinforcing safe behaviors (Komaki, Barwick, & Scott, 1978). This was the birth of behavior-based safety (BBS).


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Groceries should be labeled — not people

Ask employees to “do” something, not “be” something
Timothy Ludwig Ph.D.
August 3, 2015

Labeling is quite popular in modern business.


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