10/07/2021
Whether it is top down, bottom up, or heavily dependent on middle management or Supervisors, change is hard. People, in general, would rather remain miserable than risk change and its unknown future state. The warning signs of a failing safety culture are often missed until...
09/22/2021
Over time, sometimes a very short amount of time, your safety programs and/or your chemical inventory will not include hazards and conditions your employees experience in your workplace. Sometimes your chemical inventory will be accurate but the Safety Data Sheets, SDS, has been revised...
09/08/2021
As we've shared in previous blogs, Safety Observations create many Leading Indicators that help your workplace transition from reactive, Lagging Indicators, to a risk prevention centric safety strategy. This transition puts your Safety Culture onto a sustainable, healthy path.
When...
08/23/2021
Safety, like most other departments in a business, will have unexpected expenses. Often other departments are viewed as pro-business while Safety is usually viewed as pro-employee. The Sales department brings in money that moves the business forward. The Maintenance department...
08/08/2021
This is the third installment of our series on Safety Observations. First, we discussed barriers to employee reporting which can result in a preventable hazard causing a near mis or an accident with employee injuries and/or property damage. Our second installment discussed how lack...
07/25/2021
Last week we discussed the reasons why employees may be unwilling to alert their Supervisors or the Safety Manager to a hazardous condition that they have observed. One of those reasons is that either...
07/19/2021
This blog emphasizes the Safety Observation reporting process in Simple Safety Coach's safety management software because it is the first step in any investigative process. Our Safety Observation process was carefully developed and designed so that it ensures transparency, communication,...
07/08/2021
Naturally, when an employer seeks to comply with a regulation, they look for specific guidance, such as a clear list of who is covered by the regulation. However, the Americans with Disability Act, ADA, has no clear-cut list. If the person meets one of the three criteria, they are...
06/27/2021
Suppose you are a new Safety Manager and there has been at least a six month gap between your hire date and the last Safety Manager's employment, that no one will talk about. As you do your first day on the job walk-through, you see evidence of long-term neglect of standard health...
06/23/2021
Who Doesn't Love Change?
Actually, I don't know anyone who would say that they love change. But most of us recognize it as a necessary part of growth, both personally and professionally. In early 2020 many of us suddenly found ourselves both working and living within the same...
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