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Authority figures often ignore workforce issues
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Stop safety dissidents: Authority figures often ignore workforce issues

Allan J. Moore
May 13, 2020
Since health and safety initiatives and overall health and safety commentary seem to be focused towards frontline workers, Positional Leaders appear to be getting a free pass on the safety train that already left the station a long, long time ago.
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data
Safety Tech

EHS software about more than compliance

Embrace new processes
May 13, 2020

Pamala Bobbitt, Vice President of Product Marketing at Cority, says, “One of my passions is helping people understand how technology can support, not re-create, their programs.” ISHN asked Bobbitt some questions on how companies are adapting to EHS technology.


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Post-pandemic: What’s the new normal?
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Post-pandemic: What’s the new normal?

Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
May 13, 2020
The history of the COVID-19 pandemic is still being written. When this pandemic ends – and it will end – a new normal may last for months, years, or forever. Planning for the after-effects of a pandemic is necessary.
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Survivors of a fatality can struggle for answers
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Survivors of a fatality can struggle for answers

Davejohnson
Dave Johnson
April 1, 2020
. Gene Hobbs was working for the Meade County Road Department, raking along the edge of a road shortly after noon, when he was run over by a dump truck backing up, killing him upon impact, on December 13, 2016.
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Best Practices

The toughest job in safety? It could be cleaning up toxic messes

Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
April 1, 2020
The OSHA standards below require employers to certify training. Which requires “A written certificate shall be given to each person so certified”?
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connected worker
Safety Technology

ISEA work group begins the process

A standard for connected worker issues?
Davejohnson
Dave Johnson
April 1, 2020
ISEA – the International Safety Equipment Association – is moving forward with a connected worker task group of member companies -- all safety equipment manufacturers -- to decide what actions are needed to ensure and advance safety in the broad, rapidly expanding field of connected worker devices.
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IEEE 1584: What to know about your next arc flash analysis
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IEEE 1584: What to know about your next arc flash analysis

Complex calculations
Chris Guffey
April 1, 2020
Any organization utilizing electrical assets in their production environments or facilities will be aware of NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. This standard is what OSHA uses when assessing companies’ adherence to certain safety standards. However, NFPA 70E is further informed by the standard 1584-2018, which is developed by the IEEE.
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Does punishment work?
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Does punishment work? Absolutely, but probably not

Putting up a fight
Luwig
Timothy Ludwig Ph.D.
April 1, 2020

Invited to do a workshop for a very large international corporation, I went out to a dinner where I sat next to the “grand poohbah” vice president in charge of all things quality and safety. He leaned over to me and said:


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Denying executive accountability is too common

Denying executive accountability is too common

Throwing safety under the bus
Davejohnson
Dave Johnson
March 2, 2020

Sad but true. In 2020, OSHA celebrates its 50th anniversary. Safety’s sage, Dan Petersen, published “Safety Management, a Human Approach” in 1975. Lessons haven’t been learned. 


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Giving frontline workers a voice Q&A with Robin Fleming, CEO of ANVL

Giving frontline workers a voice: Q&A with Robin Fleming, CEO of ANVL

March 2, 2020

Why is ANVL’s product called an analysis and communications platform? Because it is a software solutions product with mobile apps in the hands of front line users, an app web-based for managers, and the back-end part is a platform to analyze data from workers. It’s a logic engine.


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