Workplace Safety Culture

Safety Stand-Down Turns Awareness into Safer Jobsite Behaviors

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Werner is bridging the disconnect between compliance and real-world behavior, and building a sustainable culture where safety is deeply personal.

Most Workplaces Measure Psychological Safety, Ignoring Psychosocial Risks

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:08:43 -0400

Psychological and psychosocial safety are two different things.

Mental Health Awareness Linked to Workplace Safety Initiatives

Thu, 28 May 2026 13:26:18 -0400

As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Clare Epstein of Vector Solutions spoke to ISHN about why mental health is so important as part of workplace safety initiatives.

PODCAST | Shadows on the Job Site

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

On the latest episode of ISHN’s podcast, Simon Goncharenko dissects the dual challenges of fraudulent site access and the massive generational knowledge transfer currently facing the workforce.

How to Leave a Job the Right Way: An EHS Perspective

Wed, 20 May 2026 14:40:47 -0400

While looking forward to future improvements, it is worth thinking about current safety, continuity, and professional reputation.

How to Tell When a Co-Worker is Impaired? A Safety Pro’s Challenge

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:29:26 -0400

Mike works in a large consumer goods warehouse, driving a forklift. For the past week or two he hasn’t been himself. Coworkers have noticed the change.

The Progression Problem: Why Safety Programs Stall and How to Move Workers Forward

Thu, 07 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400

The gap between awareness and action is not a training problem, but instead a culture problem. Culture problems always require a different set of tools than a refresher training course or a revised work procedure.

Study Worker Behavior to Implement Real Change, Optimize Efficiency

peter.furst@gmail.com (Peter G. Furst) — Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In studying worker behavior as they go about performing their tasks, one may realize that the worker’s attitude was manifested in how they performed their work.

Deep Dive: Is AIHA’s ‘Looming Crisis’ Real?

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

AIHA is trying to help the OEHS community address a “looming” crisis. Among the organization’s 2026 Public Policy Priorities, the crisis concern is ranked third

Navigating Workers' Compensation After a Workplace Injury?

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400

With 2.5 million injury and illness cases reported in private industry in 2024, knowing how to navigate the aftermath of workplace injuries is essential.

Extending HOP to include AI: The Failure Mode Your Safety Program Wasn't Built For

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:15:44 -0400

A performer is anything in the system that can take action, influence outcomes, and introduce variability. Historically, that performer has been human. Now, it isn’t only human.

Why Prevention-First Safety Programs Fail

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400

Documentation satisfies compliance requirements, but it rarely gives safety leaders a clear view of where risk is building across sites, shifts, or assets.

ChatGPT Recommends 8 Action Steps to Improve EHS Performance

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:18:27 -0400

Can artificial intelligence be used to improve cultures, trust, engagement and job satisfaction?

New EHS Book Discusses How Budget Cuts, Poor Cultures Strain Ethical Decisions

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:50:49 -0400

ISHN recently interviewed Mark Katchen, MBA, MS, CIH, founder and CEO of The Phylmar Group, on the ethical consequences of EHS budget cuts and low levels of trust and engagement in organization.

Risk-Weighted Work: Matching Task Exposure to Experience and Brain Science

info@ProActSafety.com (Shawn M. Galloway) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A practical way to reduce high-consequence events without relying on luck, warnings, or slogans.

Creating a Culture of Safety Beyond Checklists and PPE

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

While compliance with regulations and the correct use of PPE are essential baselines, they do not by themselves prevent incidents or build a resilient safety environment.

Improving Performance, Quality and Safety by Identifying Unconscious Biases in Operations

peter.furst@gmail.com (Peter G. Furst) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Everyone has biases which unconsciously influence our actions and/or perceptions and can be both positive and negative in nature. This invariably can manifest itself in any work performed by employees.

ASSP Signals Shift Toward "Powered Action" to Neutralize Top Workplace Hazards

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:17:26 -0500

The Society will continue focusing its lens on the Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) and Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities (PSIF) that continue to disrupt operations and end lives.

Hidden Drivers of Safety Error Include Rationality, Which Affects Human Behavior

peter.furst@gmail.com (Peter G. Furst) — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0500

To truly understand why and how things happen in the way that they do, we need to have an inside perspective into a worker’s rationality principle.

Implications of Employee Morale Significant for Safety Management

peter.furst@gmail.com (Peter G. Furst) — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0500

When the workforce feels that they can trust the people they work with and for and that they are treated fairly by management, they tend to think of the organization as a good place to work.

New Book Offers Blueprint for Lasting Safety Culture

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0500

Randy DeVaul, safety professional and industry veteran, says that for decades, the standard approach to workplace safety has been built on fear, punishment, and punitive compliance

Careers in Fall Protection: Building a Team That Protects America’s Workforce

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0500

The fall protection field faces a profound workforce challenge: A shrinking pipeline of skilled tradespeople.

How to Reduce the Risk of Burnout

jokello@davidson.edu (Dr. John Kello) — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:47:44 -0500

Burn-out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life,” states the WHO.

Understanding 5 Leadership Styles and the Cultures They Create

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:19:55 -0500

Leaders should care deeply about their people, no question. But in the world of EHS, caring can drift into something unintended when it is not paired with courage, standards, and accountability.

Profits and Salaries Prioritized Over Safety, According to Survey

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:27:02 -0500

More than half of the 1,000 employees surveyed (57%) believe their employers place more importance on profits than safety.

Workplace Nightmares: The Scariest Injuries of 2025

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:19:02 -0400

This spooky season, let’s pull back the curtain on the most unique workplace injuries of 2025… not to scare you, but to help you prevent these nightmares from haunting you in 2026.

The Role Belief Plays in Risk Management

peter.furst@gmail.com (Peter G. Furst) — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Several research studies have identified that workers (as well as management) have different perspectives on risk and the potential negative resulting outcomes from exposure to them.

NSC News: The Invisible Side of Safety

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:44:01 -0400

Vulcan’s approach to the so-called invisible side of safety comes down to a set of values featured in the company's case study.

NSC News: The Strongest Link in the Safety Chain

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:40:31 -0400

“Humans have been seen as the weakest link in the safety chain; I’d like to challenge that,” said Corrie Pitzer.

NSC News: How to “Sell Up” Safety to Your Senior Leaders

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:45:40 -0400

Stress the importance to leaders of the three “Ts,”: treatment, transparency and trust.