Distracted to Death

Distractions are a natural part of our daily lives. But they're also a cause of many daily fatalities.

The Safety Benefits of Awareness and Human Factors Training

When awareness is up, the injuries are down, damages are avoided, and less time is wasted on setbacks caused by mistakes.

A Fearless Look at What Really Causes Accidental Injuries and Fatalities

A look at the relationship between acute injuries and human error.

All Injuries Can Not Be Prevented

Mistakes are inevitable but their number can be reduced by addressing human error.

Anticipating Critical Errors

Anticipating error is not impossible—the right training can prevent many injuries and errors.

Complacency Deserves a Place on OSHA's Top 10

Complacency is one of the most common causes of incidents at OSHA-compliant companies.

Complacency: the Silent Killer

Complacency masks the amount of risk and the threats present in the workplace.

Dangerous States of Mind

A discussion of how rushing, frustration, fatigue and complacency affect workplace health and safety.

Fighting Complacency

Many companies know complacency is a problem but lack the right strategies to fight it.

Quit Feeding the Monsters

An overwhelming majority of incidents are caused by these four “monsters” that reside in everyone.

Ten Feet Tall and Falling   Must read

Injuries in the construction industry are rarely caused by the most dangerous tasks—here’s why.

The Buried Truth About Human Factors

A survivor's story of a trench collapse and its overlooked causes.

The Dumb Worker - A New Perspective

Human error is not synonymous with worker error—learn the truth about human factors.

Trucking Tired Workers to Safety

The transportation sector has led the charge on dealing with worker fatigue. But this problem affects all industries.

Unlocking the Code to Human Error

A journey into the world of safety and human error.

Doing More of the Same Won't Reduce SIFs

The number of SIFs has increased in the past few years, and workplace deaths are up with no apparent new risks to explain them.

Reducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities

Influencing motivation and ability has by far the greatest potential for reducing SIFs because the individual is the only “system component” that is universally present in every situation.

The Case for Managing Human Factors at Heights

Safety regulations regarding working at heights aren't enough. Human factors like fatigue and complacency can still lead to employees falling.

5 Ways to Beat Back Pain

Recommended steps to address back safety in the workplace.

Balancing Your Investment in Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

How well a company balances physical hazards and personal actions is a great litmus test for their approach to safety.

Safety Has a Bad Case of 'The More Things Change'

New requirements and new rules aim to change the way people do their jobs, but people and their biases stay the same.

The Hidden Connection Between Electrical Safety and Rushing

Although it is in our nature to want to work quickly, doing so leaves us vulnerable to accidents.

Looking to the Sky for Training and Managing Human Factors in Transportation

Most people aren’t aware of human factors or how they can skew their perception of risk.

Counting on Complacency in HazCom

Complacency and memory play a much bigger role in HazCom compliance than you think.

On Route to Safe Material Handling

Letting people rush around as fast as they want seemed like a recipe for an increase in both the number and severity of car crashes.

Developing Job Safety Analysis Mindset as a Personal Skill

How to turn the job safety analysis process into a habit to improve safety performance and form a JSA mindset.

From Déjà Vu to Setting Direction: Making Use of OSHA’s Top 10 Violations List

Use OSHA's Top 10 as an inspiration to make meaningful improvements in your organization's safety.

Giving Safety a Common Language   Breaks down safety barriers

Common language can be a catalyst for workplaces that struggle to introduce an observation system.

Incident Investigation and Reporting

Using incident investigation data to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

Putting the Personal in Protective Equipment

Employees frequently omit to wear protective equipment—so how do you solve PPE noncompliance?

Reflecting on Safety

Safety then and now: the three attributes of an effective safety program.

Rethinking Risk Assessment: Adding the Third Dimension

Traditional risk assessments overlook a crucial dimension: human error.

Safety's Moneyball Moment

If we can find signs that a workplace incident is more likely to happen, we can take steps to prevent it from happening.

Locking Out Decision Fatigue

Decision fatigue plays a significant role in workers’ ability to carry out proper LOTO procedures.

Safety Prioritization and the Pareto Principle

Use the 80/20 rule to solve more safety issues with less effort.

The Habit of Safety   The science of safety habits

Forming, changing and reinforcing key safety behaviors with habits.

Tag In Supervisors on Lockout/Tagout Training

In rare instances, procedures like LOTO are overlooked due to blatant disregard.

What You Need To Know About Adult Learning

If EHS professionals want to improve the efficacy of their training sessions, they need to pay attention to best practices from the adult learning industry.

The Case for a Safety-Coaching Model

A teacher lectures. A coach makes people practice and reinforces safe behaviors.

Beating the Ten-Feet-Tall-and-Bulletproof Attitude

How do you keep the "10 feet tall and bulletproof" mentality from compromising your safety training?

All Hands on Deck   Useful training methods revealed

The crucial difference between the most frequently used and most effective training methods.

Humor in Safety

Why injecting humor into training is so important—plus a few tips on making training more enjoyable.

Improving Safety Knowledge Retention Rates

Four steps towards building a framework for better retention of safety knowledge.

Leading Workers Out of the Cave

Addressing lack of engagement or outright opposition to a workplace safety program.

Retain Instead of Retrain

Ineffective training can lead to a host of problems.

Why Nobody Likes Safety Training

It isn’t the “safety” part but the “nothing new to learn” part that people object to.

Young and Old - Why One Size Fits All Doesn't Work

Effective positive reinforcement needs to be tailored to each employee.

The Supervisor's Crucial Role in Safety Performance

A safety program is only as strong as the least effective shift supervisor.

Avoid the “Blame Game” with Safety Issues

How to educate frontline supervisors about avoiding the "blame game" when discussing safety issues with workers.

Taking Care of the Safety Professional

With burnout always a possibility among safety professionals, who will take care of them?

A Culture of Champions

Safety champions are a barometer for the health of your safety culture.

From Compliance to Culture

A strong safety culture requires more than traditional safety measures.

Nine Steps for Changing Your Safety Culture

Work on these nine steps and watch the safety performance of your organization improve.

Off-the-job Safety: The Elephant in the Living Room

Off-the-job injuries are expensive for employers—what can be done to prevent them?

Safety on Their Own Terms

If worker safety truly is the #1 priority, why isn’t more done to protect them outside of work?

Safety from the Shadows

Marginalizing workers can create social power structures that compete for control of the safety agenda.

Behavior-Based Safety and the Construction Industry

Even in this industry’s ever-changing environment, it’s still possible to have great success with BBS.

Better Methods, Better Results

Organizations can improve safety on and off the job by applying the right methods correctly.

Better Than Behavior Based   Popular read

People accept the importance of behavioral component on the road, so why not in the workplace?

How to Make Good Observations

The behavior-based safety process depends on good observations performed the right way.