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Avoid hiring your next injury

Testing for physical ability pre-employment can be beneficial, but it's important to understand legal risk

May 3, 2023

The need for a comprehensive and accurate evaluation of prospective employees has never been more crucial. The use of a Post-Offer Employment Test (POET) has increasingly become a critical component of many organizations' hiring processes.

Leading Safety

Employee engagement’s impact on safety

Engaged workers have fewer incidents, are less costly for employers

Peter G. Furst

November 16, 2022

Engaged employees not only have fewer incidents but those that do occur are significantly less costly and more than likely allows workers to get back to work far more quickly.

Leading Safety

Focus on employees’ needs for a more productive approach to workplace engagement

Peter G. Furst

October 18, 2022

Employee engagement is influenced by how the individual perceives the work culture, reacts emotionally and responds behaviorally.

Rethinking Traditional Safety, Part 8

The complacency continuum and ‘when vs. what’

Larry Wilson

July 14, 2020

As mentioned in an earlier article, it’s not that we are totally defenseless, it’s that from time to time, we are momentarily defenseless.

Manage workforce competencies to increase hiring success

Reducing Risk

Darcy Pashak

May 5, 2020

Oil and gas workers face numerous hazards daily, including the risk of fires, explosions, falls, confined spaces, machine malfunctions and much more, which is why employers take every precaution to protect their personnel, assets and the environment.

How to attract, retain & reward employees

Create ties that bind

Ronny Roseveare

November 3, 2019

Our company has been roofing/remodeling injury-free since inception in 2004. The behavior of people is the predominant cause of accidents and the variable that is most easily changed. Although this article is based on our roofing experiences, the principles are easily applied to any industry, especially those that involve hard labor, high turnover, or dangerous conditions.

The healing power of pets

September 13, 2019

How to get out from under burnout

September 13, 2019

Being burned out means feeling empty and mentally exhausted, devoid of motivation, and beyond caring. People experiencing burnout often don’t see any hope of positive change in their situations.

Worker engagement requires enabling workers to speak up

Empowering is not enough – you must ENABLE!

Rob Fisher

May 24, 2019

Most organizations, especially those that manage higher risks, have a “requirement” for the workforce to stop work and get help when they are “unsure.” When you talk to managers, they believe this empowerment is what is needed to get people to stop.

workers stifle reporting illnesses & stressors

Fear & insecurity stifle reporting illnesses & stressors

Millions of workers suffer in silence

Dave Johnson

December 17, 2018

Chronic pain we know about too well. The opioid onslaught has taught us that. The pressure to work through pain is real, particularly in industries with a macho ethos such as construction and oil and gas. But step back and look at a larger picture — chronic diseases — and the untold millions of adults who work through a chronic illness.