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How does creating a culture around training and education empower and encourage employees to assess their work areas for hazards, as well as play an active role in eliminating those hazards?
How does creating a culture around training and education empower and encourage employees to assess their work areas for hazards, as well as play an active role in eliminating those hazards?
By maintaining a strong safety record while remaining at the forefront of the aviation and aerospace industries, Boeing has been named the 2018 recipient of the Robert W. Campbell Award, presented annually to an organization that successfully integrates EHS management with business operations.
Why does safety advice – whether offered by a safety pro or discussed between co-workers on the front line – often fall on deaf ears? Four experts spoke with Safety+Health about “changing the atmosphere” around safety conversations.
Washington – The Transportation Research Board, part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, has released a report recommending strategies to bolster and maintain safety culture in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Silver Spring, MD – Noting that partnerships between construction management and employees “are most effective when they exist within a positive safety climate,” the Center for Construction Research and Training, also known as CPWR, has updated its workbook, "Strengthening Jobsite Safety Climate by Using and Improving Leading Indicators."
Joe Stough from IHS explains how leading indicators often are not vetted with data or analytics, comparing the issue to “a doctor prescribing drugs that have not been proven to work.”
Itasca, IL – One-third of employees believe their employer prioritizes productivity over safety, according to the results of a recent survey from the National Safety Council.
Are you perceived as a leader who integrates safety into your day-to-day activities and the decisions you make? Or do you sometimes inadvertently convey that safety adds time and costs to a task or process? Pete Batrowny from AES Corp. asks leaders to reflect honestly on the types of messages they send to employees.
“World-class safety” is a frequently heard phrase, but what does it really mean to have a world-class safety program? As Safety+Health found out, the answers are complex.