December 2019 Archives - Safety+Health Magazine

OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations for 2019

Kevin Druley — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:06:00 +0000

Safety+Health presents the data on OSHA’s “Top 10” for fiscal year 2019. Also: An exclusive Q&A with Patrick Kapust, deputy director of the agency’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs.

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Cannabis worker safety

Barry Bottino — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:05:00 +0000

As more states legalize marijuana for medicinal and/or recreational use, efforts to protect cannabis workers’ safety and health are ramping up.

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Safety Leadership: Could focusing on SIF reduction be a mistake?

S+H Staff — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:04:00 +0000

Don Groover and Don Martin of DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability discuss why, “when the concept of exposure reduction is not understood and safety maturity is low, a change in direction can have serious unintended consequences.”

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All About You: Create competition to increase engagement

S+H Staff — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:03:00 +0000

“Any form of competition that creates an ‘us vs. them’ mentality tends to get people fired up,” says veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who shares how to use this common drive to get workers more involved in safety efforts.

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Speaker Spotlight: Dealing with ‘CAVE people’: Three techniques for taking back control

S+H Staff — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

“When a CAVE person becomes unruly, it’s simply a tactic to throw you off your game,” says J. Kevin Cobb, senior consultant with SafeStart, who offers tools you can use when “citizens against virtually everything” disrupt your meetings and training sessions.

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My Story: Michael Gunlund

S+H Staff — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Michael Gunlund shares how he got into the EHS field.

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My Story: Joshua Franklin

S+H Staff — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Joshua Franklin shares how he got into the EHS field.

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Editor’s Note: ‘An emerging industry’

Melissa J. Ruminski — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Editor Melissa J. Ruminski discusses the 'emerging industry' of cannabis work.

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