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I was in an industrial facility speaking with a mix of workers and managers trying to figure out why personal injuries kept cropping up with some regularity.

We all know that high-performing cultures for safety rely heavily on engagement, collaboration, and cooperation.

For a moment consider perhaps the most serious threat to worker safety: the attitudes of the safety professionals themselves.

In today’s economy, what are the greatest assets for companies?

The “team” concept in a safety process helps to ensure employees’ participation and involvement in the safety effort. However, coaches are needed in the areas of problem-solving, decision-making, time management, resolving conflicts, delegating responsibility and helping to build the lead team and subsequent sub-teams and more.

Training class is into its third day and we have broken into teams to begin identifying all the safe practices and conditions required within each team’s assigned work area. One group is having difficulty determining the safest way to perform a particular function.

ISHN Ezine Vol. 5, No. 6, Thursday, March 9, 2006

Ten ethical and legal ways to avoid recordable cases

This month I want to offer seven strategies for improving safety-related conversations between people.

Satisfaction doesn't come easy to safety and health professionals.