June 2022 | ISHN Magazine

In this month’s issue, we take a look at the importance of a heat safety, and tips to implement a successful plan. We also offer a comprehensive guide for athletic trainers and industrial athletes, preventing workplace violence, and electrical safety.

Cover Story

8 steps to a winning heat safety plan

Together, 30 experts create actionable solutions to reduce injuries

M.B. Sutherland

July 12, 2022

The internet is full of outdated, incomplete, and even wrongheaded advice, and the news is full of dire predictions that the world is getting hotter and heat illness is getting more frequent. So what’s a concerned safety manager to do?

Training

Invest in workers to prevent absenteeism, cut operating costs

Preventative training is essential when there is risk of workplace injury

Anina-Marie Warrener

May 17, 2022

Expenses are an unavoidable reality and the cost of doing business. The trick is to pick the right things to spend money on, to maximize revenue and minimize cost. In the post-COVID era absenteeism has skyrocketed in many industries, becoming a key focus for executives who want to bring down costs.

Leading Safety

Saying 'everyone is responsible for safety' is problematic

The entire group should not be held accountable for individual behavior

Peter G. Furst

April 22, 2022

To improve their safety, outcomes some organizations advocate "everyone is responsible for safety." The thinking behind this is that it will create a universal mindset in their workforce to actively engage everyone. The fundamental problem with this thinking is that it is not practical to hold a group accountable for individual behavior.

Preventing workplace violence

“Vast underreporting” is a major obstacle

Dave Johnson

April 19, 2022

Anger is on the rise across U.S. society. The Covid-19 pandemic is an obvious contributing factor. A 2020 global study found healthcare professionals were roughly 50 percent more likely than other community members to be harassed, bullied or hurt as a result of the pandemic.

Summer-friendly head protection keeps rising temps at bay

Rick Pedley

July 13, 2022

Wearing a hard hat or helmet is essential when there is a risk of head injury, but this equipment can also increase a person’s body temperature. We lose most of our body heat through our heads. Managers need to do everything they can to protect their workers in the field, keeping them as cool and comfortable as possible.

The Z459.1 Rope Access Standard explained

Subcommittee chairperson discusses what it is and why it’s important

Scott Fowler

July 13, 2022

The ANSI/ASSP Z459.1 standard, the first of its kind, establishes safety requirements for rope access systems. We spoke with Loui McCurley, chair of the ANSI/ASSP Z459.1 subcommittee, about rope access work, the Z459.1 standard and how it can help keep workers in these environments safe.

Health

Focus On | Early intervention

A comprehensive guide to the emerging field of athletic trainers and industrial athletes

Jack Hoffman, MAT, AT

April 12, 2022

Workplace early intervention programs help reduce the occurrence of sprain, strain, and repetitive motion injuries in the workplace. The way we prepare for physical tasks associated with the workplace really does matter. Workplace early intervention programs help reduce the occurrence of sprain, strain, and repetitive motion injuries in the workplace.

Workplace reproductive and developmental health and safety programs

The impact of overturn of Roe v Wade on workplaces

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

July 13, 2022

The court ruled in Roe that, “A person may choose to have an abortion until a fetus becomes viable, based on the right to privacy contained in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Editorial Comments

June is National Safety Month

The goal is to raise awareness of workplace injuries and fatalities

Benita Mehta

July 13, 2022

There are increased unintentional injuries and fatalities during the summer months, and according to the most recent data available, more than 4,100 preventable workplace deaths and 4 million injuries occurred in 2020.

Attend to see the latest data on falls, slips, and trips in the construction industry, including trends by year, subsector, and injury characteristics.

ISHN Magazine

2022 June

Cover

8 steps to a winning heat safety plan

Features

Invest in workers to prevent absenteeism, cut operating costs

Saying 'everyone is responsible for safety' is problematic

Preventing workplace violence

Summer-friendly head protection keeps rising temps at bay

The Z459.1 Rope Access Standard explained

Focus On | Early intervention

Columns

The impact of overturn of Roe v Wade on workplaces

June is National Safety Month

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