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Is Your Business Ready?

Hurricanes, floods, wind damage, heat waves, shootings, and domestic terrorism – all events that have happened this year. Is your business ready?

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  September 20, 2012

Transportation Leads the Way

In 2010, 4690 U.S. workers died while on the job. Although this represents a 3% increase from 2009, both years continue an overall downward trend in workplace deaths.

General, Transportation, Leadership and Management, Driving Safety  •  August 08, 2012

Does Your Business Have An Effective Injury Management System?

Operating a business is never easy, but is especially challenging in a difficult economy. This should lead management to identify cost control methods. Workplace injuries are extremely expensive when both the direct and indirect costs are considere...

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  May 03, 2012

Got Occupational Safety and Health Specialists?

Where is the new generation of Occupational Safety and Health Specialists? Employers may be asking this question soon.

General, Safety Programs, Leadership and Management  •  December 23, 2011

If You Lead Safely, I’ll Follow

Last month I was speaking to a group of supervisors and middle managers about the role of the front-line supervisor in workplace safety. We discussed that in some organizations, workplace safety and health responsibilities are assigned to a safety co...

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  January 13, 2011

Planning and Perseverance: Budgeting for 2011

My wife approached me the other day with a list in hand, I always get nervous when she does that. She had been working on the 2010 Christmas list and had questions (opportunities!) for me to assist with the task.

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  November 11, 2010

Does My Company Need a Written Safety and Health Program?

This week a business owner asked me if he needed a formal safety program. His business employed 10 people and has been successful in preventing workplace injuries for several years. However, he felt some level of uncertainty about his informal safety...

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  November 04, 2010

Born Ignorant

Many will say that safety is common sense or that “We’ve been lucky,” or that someone was hurt because “It was an accident.” But these are just platitudes and excuses.

General, Leadership and Management  •  August 10, 2010

Choices, Choices

That second it takes to make a choice, right or wrong, can be the difference between success and a loss. That choice is yours and your employee’s to make. Whether you like it or not, as a supervisor, once clocked in, the choices they make are your ...

General, Leadership and Management  •  February 08, 2010

Difficult Times? Be an Inspirational Leader

It seems that economic uncertainty is everywhere and is not likely to improve overnight. As a result, your employees are worried about many things and their jobs may be at the top of their worry list.

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  December 02, 2009

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