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Owens Corning uses visual literacy for hazard recognition

March 20, 2018

Owens Corning has a unique safety-centric relationship with an art museum, the Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo is the home to Owens Corning, a $5.2 billion manufacturer of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composites with 17,000 employees in 33 countries.

Employees rising to employer expectations

Provide employees with the tools to support your expectations

David Sarkus MS, CSP

March 1, 2018

Expectations drive both the leader and follower. Various forms of research suggest that when leaders have higher types of expectations for their followers, those followers often live up to the expectations.

From the ISHN Archives...

MANAGING BEST PRACTICES: How to implement best practices

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

February 27, 2018

A best practice is often not what everyone else is doing, but is what is possible to achieve. Convincing someone of what is possible to achieve requires persuasive techniques that rely more on appeals rather than force.

Closing Time

What legacy are you leaving?

‘Next-gen’ pros need mentors & coaches

E. Scott Geller

February 26, 2018

We live, we love, we learn, and we leave a legacy.” This profound quotation from Stephen R. Covey has fueled my motivation to keep teaching at Virginia Tech well beyond retirement age and a comfortable pension.

Editorial Comments

Safety is a job: Some take it, some leave it…

Dave Johnson

February 23, 2018

Safety is a responsibility. A well-run safety program or safety culture really isn't possible unless management takes on safety as a job, and maintenance and quality and production and shipping and HR and all other departments are prepped to assume their particular responsibilities for safety.

Best Practices

Does ISO 45001 address sexism?

Global management system standard is due in March

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

February 20, 2018

With #womensmarch and #metoo bookending 2017, many U.S. employers are likely to establish new policies and procedures in 2018 to better manage workplace sexism. How does this practice impact occupational health and safety?

Training Strategies

Arc flash: Best tactic is to first de-energize electrical equipment

Mark H. Stromme

February 1, 2018

Other than high voltage shock, an arc flash and blast event is one of the most horrific electrical accidents a person can experience. When an arc flash occurs, temperatures in arc plasma can reach up to 10,000˚F.

Flash fire risks? Consult NFPA® Standard 2112 for guidance

Dave Johnson

January 22, 2018

If your workers face short-term thermal exposure from fire, you should research the 2018 edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®) 2112 standard.

An actionable safety plan: Part 2 – Establishing core actions

This is the second in a three-part series

Deborah Grubbe James B. Porter Jr.

January 19, 2018

Our most recent column (October 2017, pp. 16-17) covered part one (of three) in developing an actionable safety plan. First we described some key First Actions in implementation. Below we describe the three action areas. Part three will detail Sustaining Actions.

Dispelling the myth that your worksite is unique

“Accidents just happen around here”

Dr. John Kello

January 8, 2018

We tend to view our own industry, whatever it is, as unique. We’re prone to see our industry as having characteristics that distinguish it from other industries. I am often told by clients, “this business is unlike any other.”