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Aim to Make Pre-Job Briefs the Strongest Control in Your Electrical Workday

March 18, 2026

High-hazard work doesn’t get safer by accident. It gets safer because crews pause, think together, and agree on how to control energy and uncertainty before any work begins. That’s the job of the pre-job brief.

Leading Safety

Ignoring or engaging in risky behavior might be a perception issue

Peter G. Furst

April 27, 2023

A person’s perception of risk or their tolerance of it, will in one way or another influence their decision-making and impact their safety.

Rethinking Traditional Safety, Part 4

Skill vs. luck, reflexes and serious injuries & fatalities

Larry Wilson

March 2, 2020

Hi, and welcome back. In the last issue, we looked at risk assessments and why our most serious injuries didn’t come from the most dangerous things we’ve done.

unexpected confined spaces in the workplace

Assess job sites for unexpected confined spaces

Deceptive spaces

Chris Irwin

July 26, 2018

A work environment may not seem like a confined space at first glance, but the surprising truth is that confined spaces exist in many forms. They are found in nearly every industry. Without a doubt, confined spaces expose workers to very real dangers.

Construction co. partners with OSHA on 500-employee project

Turner Construction wants workers "to go home safely every day"

September 26, 2016

Turner Construction Company in Northlake, Illinois has established a partnership with OSHA to help protect employees who will be building the CH2 Data Center in Northlake. The partnership includes trade unions and 15 subcontractors, with a combined workforce of more than 500 employees.

Not Again – How to resolve recurring injuries

Mike Williamsen Ph.D., CSP

May 27, 2014

Recently, a manager in one of our service organizations asked some questions about recurring injury trends. The trends revealed a higher incident rate among newer employees and also an injury pattern around time of day. The manager understood how newer employees can have a higher injury frequency rate; however, he was intrigued by the other data.

Factory certification schemes pose danger to safety & health profession

Garrett Brown MPH, CIH

May 9, 2013

The integrity of the occupational health and safety profession is under threat as it is being drawn into “certifying” that sweatshop factories in global supply chains in the developing world are safe and meet international standards for protecting workers on the job.