Yes, You Should Argue with Success: Why You’re Luckier Than You Think You Are
Many organizations operate according to the maxim “you can’t argue with success.” In other words, if it works, it’s worth doing. You might have heard this in another guise when someone says, “I don’t...
View ArticleSafety First: Boosting Your Organization’s Culture of Safety by Steering...
As they say, “invest in tomorrow by practicing safety today.” While that may seem to be a very commonsensical statement, common sense is not always common. With safety being a key component to most...
View ArticleContinuous Improvement and Fall Prevention: Using the Hierarchy of Controls...
In Part III of our blog series during National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, Scott Gaddis looks at using the Hierarchy of Controls to promote a proactive safety approach to...
View ArticleMeasuring Safety, part 1 – The Relevance of Outcomes
The other day I received another self-praising message in my news-feed, one of Norway’s major construction contractors was celebrating their one year anniversary since their last lost time injury...
View ArticleMeasuring Safety Part 2 – Serious Injury Fatality – Rethinking Measurement...
In Measuring Safety Part 1, we reviewed the drawbacks of focusing solely on the measurement of safety outcomes absent understanding and tracking operational processes and events that are predictive of...
View ArticleGood Systems Are Essential to Great Safety Cultures
There’s no easy and quick fix when it comes to building a safety culture. Every organization is unique and dynamic in nature, and each has its own personality. Added to this is the reality that success...
View ArticleSuspended Loads and Respecting the Fall Zone
In almost every industry, a load of some kind is being lifted, manipulated, lowered or carried in a way that poses risk to workers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that there are more than...
View Article5 Reasons Why SaaS is Changing EHS Software
What is SaaS? Software as a service (SaaS) is transforming how organizations of all shapes and sizes are deploying and using software (including EHS software). The IT research firm, Gartner defines...
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