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Locking Out Decision Fatigue
Decision fatigue plays a significant role in workers’ ability to carry out proper LOTO procedures.
Read nowHuman Factors and Human Error
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A Fearless Look at What Really Causes Accidental Injuries and Fatalities
A look at the relationship between acute injuries and human error.
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All Injuries Can Not Be Prevented
Mistakes are inevitable but their number can be reduced by addressing human error.
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Anticipating error is not impossible—the right training can prevent many injuries and errors.
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Complacency Deserves a Place on OSHA's Top 10
Complacency is one of the most common causes of incidents at OSHA-compliant companies.
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Complacency: the Silent Killer
Complacency masks the amount of risk and the threats present in the workplace.
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A discussion of how rushing, frustration, fatigue and complacency affect workplace health and safety.
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Many companies know complacency is a problem but lack the right strategies to fight it.
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An overwhelming majority of incidents are caused by these four “monsters” that reside in everyone.
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Ten Feet Tall and Falling Must read
Injuries in the construction industry are rarely caused by the most dangerous tasks—here’s why.
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The Dumb Worker - A New Perspective
Human error is not synonymous with worker error—learn the truth about human factors.
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Unlocking the Code to Human Error
A journey into the world of safety and human error.
Common Injuries
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Recommended steps to address back safety in the workplace.
Beyond Compliance
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Giving Safety a Common Language Breaks down safety barriers
Common language can be a catalyst for workplaces that struggle to introduce an observation system.
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Incident Investigation and Reporting
Using incident investigation data to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
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Putting the Personal in Protective Equipment
Employees frequently omit to wear protective equipment—so how do you solve PPE noncompliance?
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Safety then and now: the three attributes of an effective safety program.
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Rethinking Risk Assessment: Adding the Third Dimension
Traditional risk assessments overlook a crucial dimension: human error.
The Science of Safety
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Decision fatigue plays a significant role in workers’ ability to carry out proper LOTO procedures.
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Safety Prioritization and the Pareto Principle
Use the 80/20 rule to solve more safety issues with less effort.
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The Habit of Safety The science of safety habits
Forming, changing and reinforcing key safety behaviors with habits.
Safety Training Strategies
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All Hands on Deck Useful training methods revealed
The crucial difference between the most frequently used and most effective training methods.
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Why injecting humor into training is so important—plus a few tips on making training more enjoyable.
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Improving Safety Knowledge Retention Rates
Four steps towards building a framework for better retention of safety knowledge.
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Leading Workers Out of the Cave
Addressing lack of engagement or outright opposition to a workplace safety program.
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Ineffective training can lead to a host of problems.
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Why Nobody Likes Safety Training
It isn’t the “safety” part but the “nothing new to learn” part that people object to.
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Young and Old - Why One Size Fits All Doesn't Work
Effective positive reinforcement needs to be tailored to each employee.
Culture, Engagement and 24/7 Safety
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A strong safety culture requires more than traditional safety measures.
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Nine Steps for Changing Your Safety Culture
Work on these nine steps and watch the safety performance of your organization improve.
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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?
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Safety Culture and Organizational Change Great insight
There are five essential components to any type of successful organizational change.
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If worker safety truly is the #1 priority, why isn’t more done to protect them outside of work?
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Marginalizing workers can create social power structures that compete for control of the safety agenda.
Behavior-Based Safety
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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.
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Better Methods, Better Results
Organizations can improve safety on and off the job by applying the right methods correctly.
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Better Than Behavior Based Popular read
People accept the importance of behavioral component on the road, so why not in the workplace?
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The behavior-based safety process depends on good observations performed the right way.
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There is no denying that BBS works. Why is there still uneasiness surrounding it?
Business Alignment
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4 Best Practices for Global Safety Implementations
For international companies, safety is a complex issue and can’t be solved by a one-size-fits-all approach.
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Leadership for Today's Problems
The real cost of injuries includes off-the-job incidents—it’s time to protect employees 24/7.
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From a New York Times bestseller, here’s how a CEO achieved business success by focusing on safety.
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Don’t shy away from discussing safety’s impact on the bottom line.
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Safety Training Does a Lot More Than Prevent Injuries
Safety training saves money and enhances company performance. But getting buy-in is not always simple.
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