December 2017 Archives - Safety+Health Magazine https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/edition/december-2017/ An NSC Publication Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:11:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cropped-300775805_621295252759082_3708340578523236042_n-32x32.jpg December 2017 Archives - Safety+Health Magazine https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/edition/december-2017/ 32 32 Editor’s Note: Safe and warm https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16380-editors-note-safe-and-warm/ Sun, 26 Nov 2017 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16380-editors-note-safe-and-warm/ Editor Melissa J. Ruminski discusses keeping employees who work outdoors safe during cold weather.

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]]> OSHA’s Top 10 most-cited violations for fiscal year 2017 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16362-oshas-top-10-most-cited-violations-for-2017/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 06:06:00 +0000 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16362-oshas-top-10-most-cited-violations-for-2017/ Which violation is making its first appearance on OSHA’s list of most-cited violations? Safety+Health presents the data on OSHA’s “Top 10” for fiscal year 2017. Also: A Q&A with Patrick Kapust, deputy director of the agency’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs.

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]]> Out in the cold https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16353-out-in-the-cold/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16353-out-in-the-cold/ As outdoor temperatures plummet, employers and employees alike can take steps to help prevent injuries and illnesses when workers have to brave the elements to get the job done.

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]]> A look back at the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16363-a-look-back-at-the-2017-nsc-congress-expo/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 06:04:00 +0000 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16363-a-look-back-at-the-2017-nsc-congress-expo/ A recap of the biggest news out of the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo, which took place Sept. 23-29 in Indianapolis.

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]]> Safety Leadership: The risks with routine https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16381-safety-leadership-the-risks-with-routine/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 06:02:00 +0000 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16381-safety-leadership-the-risks-with-routine/ Jill Wiltfong from DEKRA Insight speaks with Dr. Susan Koen – an expert on human reliability, workplace fatigue and high-performing work systems – about why performing the same tasks time and time again can contribute to failure to recognize changes and the associated risks.

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]]> All About You: Are you curious? https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16376-all-about-you-are-you-curious/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 06:02:00 +0000 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16376-all-about-you-are-you-curious/ Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk discusses how curiosity can help increase your influence and encourage workers to “open up to you about work-related concerns and ideas.”

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]]> The Campbell Institute: Safety starts with hazard recognition https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16378-the-campbell-institute-safety-starts-with-hazard-recognition/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 06:01:00 +0000 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/16378-the-campbell-institute-safety-starts-with-hazard-recognition/ Lynette Dowler, from DTE Energy, explains how her organization addressed complacency in the workforce by introducing the “Life Critical” program and, as a result, has recorded two consecutive years of record-setting safety performance.

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