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lead risk assessment
Best Practices

The vital need to conduct a lead risk assessment now

Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
October 18, 2022

The cascade of generally well-known catastrophic events associated with lead exposure continue to unfold.


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Warehouse

Can you measure being ‘Earth’s safest place to work?’

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Dave Johnson
October 6, 2022

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos laid down the gauntlet in his April 2021 farewell letter to shareholders as he stepped down as CEO: "We are going to be Earth’s best employer and Earth’s Safest Place to Work.” OK, Jeff, here’s a question: What makes a company the planet’s safest place to work?


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OSHA lead rulemaking
Best Practices

OSHA’s proposed lead rulemaking

Pro-life laws affecting current ANPRM for blood lead levels
Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
September 20, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2022 overturn of 1973 Roe v Wade has emboldened states to propose “fetal personhood” laws. What does this mean for proposed rulemaking for blood lead levels?


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safety culture engagement

The danger of being your sisters’/brothers’ keeper

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Dave Johnson
September 6, 2022

How many employees have died, or been seriously incapacitated, trying to rescue a co-worker in a toxic confined space? Without training and awareness, impulses and human nature can take over. 


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Stop work authority

The ‘stop work authority’ approach

It’s effective for managing risk and safety, but there are challenges to consider
Peter G. Furst
September 6, 2022

The intent of a “stop work authority” (SWA) when included in a safety program is to empower employees to take action when they see a situation that is unsafe or think a worker may get injured. Though the SWA process and practice may seem as beneficial at many levels in dealing with operational risk and worker safety; there potentially may be some unforeseen barriers or challenges to its actual utilization.


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professional industrial hygienists
Dave Johnson: What's Going On

The unexamined organization is at risk

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Dave Johnson
August 18, 2022

OSHA is old news at this point, especially for companies with mature safety and health programs. For many companies with full-time professionals it is a time of looking inward, internally within the organization.


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eye protection
Safety Talk

Safety eyewear with colored lenses offer added protection

Randy DeVaul
August 15, 2022

Studies show employees will not wear eye protection unless it is comfortable, fits properly, or functions well. Lens color can impact employee protection and performance levels and provide a better choice.


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Best Practices
Best Practices

Leaders with empathy are valuable

How and why to increase your ‘Empathy Quotient’ score
Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
August 15, 2022

Who is more empathetic e.g., better able to recognize pain in a person’s face, a professional industrial hygienist, or a professional historian? A person’s empathy capacity may be partly determined by Empathy Quotient (EQ) scores.


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climate change
Dave Johnson: What's Going On

How deep a dive into climate change?

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Dave Johnson
August 4, 2022

Opinions are most divisive over a risk-related question: will climate change harm you personally? A 2021 Yale poll found a split (47 percent yes – 45 percent no). OK, so maybe baby boomers and older adults get a pass. But their kids?


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Management devises system

Challenges in safety management: history & program issues

Peter G. Furst
July 25, 2022

In spite of about 70 years since the start of passages of workers compensation laws and organization’s best efforts, injuries and fatalities still occurred, but at a somewhat reduced rate. Three factors come to light regarding occupational safety rules: regulation, management and practices.


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