management

Produce a powerful workforce by implementing 3E

Engage, educate, empower

September 17, 2020

As manufacturers learned about the seven wastes that lean organizations seek to eliminate — overproduction, waiting, conveyance/movement, processing, inventory, motion, and correction — many added an eighth: underutilized talent.

New protocol will stress importance of human capital

September 5, 2018

Corporate and governmental decision makers will soon have access to a new global protocol that is under development, one that aims to bring human capital into the mainstream of business decisions.

Fired asbestos whistleblower gets $173K settlement

December 18, 2017

A jury and judge have ordered Albany-based asbestos abatement and demolition company Champagne Demolition, LLC and its owner, Joseph A. Champagne, to pay $173,793.84 to a former employee who was fired in June 2010 after reporting improper asbestos removal practices at a school worksite in Gloversville, New York. On June 10, 2010, an employee of Champagne Demolition, LLC informed company management of the improper practices. The employee was fired the next day and subjected to verbal threats and legal action.

New research links CEO behavior to workplace safety culture, injuries

Findings show how CEOs can encourage a company-wide commitment to safety that prevents injuries

October 10, 2016

New research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology shows how CEOs can play a more effective role in developing an organizational safety climate in their organizations that actually reduces injuries.

Safety 2016

Executive Summit benefits OSH professionals

Benita Mehta

June 24, 2016

This year will be the twelfth annual Executive Summit. The Summit, which takes place on Wednesday, brings the perspective of industry and corporate leaders to occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals. Understanding this perspective significantly benefits OSH professionals and improves their effectiveness in directing safety and health programs in their organizations.

Is your culture ready for the top 10 workplace trends for 2015?

January 1, 2015

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) has released its annual Top 10 Workplace Trends for 2015. Based on a survey of SIOP’s nearly 8,000 industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist members, the top ten workplace trends for the coming year are:

Get off the EHS island: Translate the lofty ideals set by the C-Suite into real-world scenarios that workers understand

Larry Curtis CHSM

August 18, 2014

Whether you work in Aviation, Mining or the Zoo Industry, the EHS Department is often caught in the middle between the C-Suite and everybody else in the company.

Mark your calendar: October, 2016

The safety world receives the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Tom Slavin

July 10, 2014

ISO 45001 is the number given to ISO’s effort to create a standard for an occupational safety and health management system. This project is well underway, but before the status update, let me begin with some background on occupational safety and health management systems.

How one company cut work-related accidents by 60 percent in two years

July 8, 2014

A company-wide initiative that included management commitment and lots of employee commitment led to a 60 percent decrease in Lost Time Accident Frequency (LTAF)* at UPM, a company involved in reformation of bio and forest industries.

Safety success can be scary

David Sarkus MS, CSP

June 27, 2014

A great leader has passed, Chuck Noll, Hall of Fame coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Noll impacted the lives of many, many people. Chuck Noll is the only NFL head coach to win four Super Bowls and may be the greatest NFL coach ever.