How to put leading indicators into practice

February 19, 2016

The use of leading indicators is a growing hot topic in occupational and environmental health and safety. The Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council has been studying leading indicators for the past two years to help more organizations take advantage of their predictive power.

Phil La Duke

January 27, 2016

Safety Incentives are increasingly eyed with suspicion by regulators who worry inappropriate incentives might lead to under reporting of injuries. Unfortunately, many organizations have legacy systems that provide financial rewards for injury-free time periods.

Phil La Duke

January 21, 2016

Since the advent of the safety function, it’s been borrowing tools from other disciplines and building practices based on data gleaned from the earliest research in industrial psychology.

ASSE’s Professional Safety Journal:

The Challenges in Achieving Perfect Workplace Safety

April 10, 2015

Zero-injury safety targets are easy to communicate and seem to be everywhere, but such goals can be counterproductive to a company’s efforts if the context in which they are used does not go beyond slogans and good intentions, according to the lead article in the April issue of the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Professional Safety Journal.

Ballot starts on standard for safer and healthier workplaces

Maria Lazarte

March 27, 2015

Voting has begun on draft ISO 45001, which sets the requirements for an occupational health and safety management system. ISO 45001 is currently at the committee draft stage of development, the first consultation phase.

National Safety Council unveils the 2015 CEOs Who “Get It”

Leaders honored for commitment to safety excellence

January 27, 2015

The National Safety Council has announced the 2015 CEOs Who “Get It,” its annual recognition of leaders who demonstrate a personal commitment to worker safety and health.

Creating the right mindset about exposures

April 5, 2013

To get the most out of safety, we need to develop the right mindset. What we believe and how we think about exposure directly impacts the effectiveness of our exposure-reduction efforts. Clear thinking about exposure and its role on injury causation helps leaders make breakthrough improvements in safety performance.

On Demand Attend this webinar for the keys to success, as well as mistakes to avoid, when targeting safety and wellness with a Recognition & Reward Program.

Part of the risk assessment procedure requires you to address the negative consequences of “human error”. During this webinar, we will breakdown what factors lead to mistakes in the workplace and how to prevent them from happening.

ISHN Magazine

2019 October

Among the articles in the October 2019 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have expert insight on preventing human error, OSHA standard compliance, the latest in safety technology, and much more.

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