I hear rumors about ISO possibly working on development of a new occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) standard to replace OHSAS 18001. I don’t follow this very closely myself, but Thea Dunmire does. Here’s a link to her blog article entitled An ISO OHSMS Standard? It will tell you where this new ISO initiative ...
Most larger companies with exceptional occupational safety and health programs have established formal policies for managing change. They realize, the importance of incorporating safety and health considerations into any significant change that takes place in the workplace. At one company I worked at, I was required to conduct a formal safety and heath review on any capital expenditure ...
One of the leading occupational safety and health research organizations in the world is Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Liberty Mutual is one of the largest underwriter of workers compensation insurance in the U.S.A.. Liberty Mutual has established a large safety research institute. Through laboratory, field-based investigations, and global research collaborations, their research institute seeks to advance ...
The Rochester Business Alliance Safety Solutions Guide (SSG) has been the high quality choice for Business Alliance members seeking single source occupational safety and health documentation of workplace safety and health procedures and training. In the ten years since it was first published, many members have jumped at the opportunity to have a clearly written ...
I greatly admire Thea Dunmire’s blog. The theme of her blog is to use “management systems for improving the environmental and occupational safety and health performance of organizations.” Here’s a thought provoking article she recently posted entitled “Worker Health & Safety Principles“. It reviews seven quality/risk management theories and applies them to safety. When ...
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 ...
SafetyAwakenings.com is committed to providing its visitors with the tools and assistance necessary to achieve occupational safety excellence. Most tools on this site are free, but some allow users to save hundreds of hours of effort even with a fee for use. The Safety Solutions Guide is one such tool. In it you will find ...
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Does your company really care about employee safety and health? If they do, why don’t they publicly state that employee safety is their greatest responsibility like this company? Why don’t they strive for zero accidents and post their accident record for the world to see like this company? Why don’t they prominently post their ...
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 ...
The CSA Group in Canada recently published a unique and very progressive new safety guideline (voluntary standard) entitled CAN/CSA-Z1003-13/BNQ 9700-803/2013 – Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Prevention, Promotion, and Guidance to Staged Implementation. It addresses an often overlooked aspect of workplace health and safety. “Key topics covered in the standard include: ...
