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    An equipment operator in the Canadian oil sands tells the story of being trapped in the cab of a burning haul truck. Determined not to die there, and despite the terrible realization that any escape attempt is going to involve burns, he kicks open the door, staggers across the deck of the truck ...

    Safety Performance Solutions (SPS) is an internationally recognized consulting firm specializing in the application of behavior- and people-based safety principles to industry, commonly known as “behavior based safety”. On their website, they have the Internet’s most comprehensive source of  behavior based safety articles.   Each article was written by  Scott Geller Ph.D. who has ...

    Below are links to our favorite free safety resources for employees who work in warehousing, loading docks and distribution.  These best safety practices include: tool box talks, bulletins, fact sheets, safety rules, posters, checklists, model programs, PowerPoints and videos. Please feel free to tell your friends who work in warehouses and drive fork ...

    Why is it that wild animals rarely have accidents?  When was the last time you saw a deer, bird, or a squirrel limping around on an injured leg?  Animals don’t have accidents because they are ever vigilant and constantly on alert for danger. Wouldn’t it be great if our employees were ever mindful of their immediate ...

    Below are links to our favorite free workplace safety and health resources for small businesses.  These best safety practices include: tool box talks, bulletins, fact sheets, safety rules, posters, checklists, model programs, PowerPoints and videos. Please feel free to tell your friends who work at small businesses about these totally free safety and health resources. 7 - ...

    Dr. Dan Petersen, author, professor, consultant, and safety management guru once told me  “Companies with world class safety records… all have Top Managers who visibly demonstrate that safety is a high priority.”  In other words, the top person at a company drives that companies’ safety culture through their actions!     Below are twenty-one activities that I’ve seen executives at  ...

    Getting an injured worker back to work as soon as possible after an on-the-job injury is an important way to control the cost of a workers compensation claim.   Offering  light duty to an employee who is released to return to work with medical restrictions can reduce the impact of that claim on future insurance premiums ...

    So you’re new the workplace safety and health occupation and want to learn more about OSHA and safety basics.  Here’s a link to OSHA’s “Introduction To OSHA” webpage.   It’s a must read for anyone who’s new to occupational safety in the United States.  This page has information on: OSHA poster MSDSs Whistleblower fact ...

    OSHA compliance can be very confusing, especially for small and medium sized employers who do not have their own in-house safety manager.  To help these companies better understand OSHA requirements we have put together the following 12 step curriculum. 1. Designate a part-time OSHA compliance coordinator for your company.   Give them the ...

    These days, we hear the terms “world class safety performance” used allot.  But what does this phrase really mean and how does one achieve it? Back in the 1990′s I worked directly with Dr Dan Petersen on a book project.  As you probably already know, Dan was: an icon of the safety management ...