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The Safety Case for Taking the Temperature and Reading the Room

Flip through any recent issue of a safety magazine and you’re likely to come across an article or two that talks about safety culture. It’s a constant concern for anyone in safety management. As Gary Higbee, winner of the Distinguished Service to Safety Award used to say, the entire concept of safety culture boils down…

3 Ways to Squeeze More Value From the Distracted Driving Safety Guide

Anyone who sits in the driver’s seat of a vehicle is at risk of becoming distracted while driving. That means distracted driving is a potentially major safety issue in workplaces in almost every single industry. The problems of distracted driving are well known, and safety professionals have run countless anti-distracted driving campaigns in an effort…

Don’t Let This Podcast Distract You—No Matter Where You Are

SafeStart’s Danny Smith wears many hats under the SafeStart umbrella. His official title is Senior Safety Consultant—but he’s so much more than that. He’s a thought leader and subject matter expert within SafeStart and a consultant asked for by name when clients need help with their implementations. He also had a big hand in planning/running…

The 12 Toolbox Talks of Holiday Safety

The holidays are a busy time for everyone. There’s something to be said about the right decorations to set the tone for the season. But unfortunately for some, the holidays are also a time when injuries and fatalities increase—and it could be because people are so focused on the season that they fail to see…

How to Manage Human Factors in the Ever-Changing Construction Industry

Human factors can affect any worker in any industry—so much so that they might be the most universal influence on injury risk. But the specific permutations can vary from one industry to the next, and there’s nothing quite like construction sites for their bewildering blend of human factors that all seem to be in play…

6 Distraction Phenomena That Could Be Affecting You Right Now

The following information is an excerpt from our free webinar Focus on Distraction to Improve Safety Outcomes.  Other than distracted driving, or to a lesser degree distracted walking, we have almost become so accepting of distraction that we no longer realize it’s a problem or have misdirected the problem to an activity or object like…

How Understanding the Ds of Driving Can Prevent Fatal Injuries

Driving is arguably one of the most dangerous things we do every day. If you’ve never really thought about it, consider the national awareness months focused on driving. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. May is Motorcycle Safety Month. December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. There are dedicated weeks and days too, like the…

3 Ways to Improve Road Construction Safety

A roadway worksite is a high-risk workplace that requires careful, detail-oriented preparation and clear and consistent training and messaging to all workers on site to guard against incidents. The presence of cars traveling at high speeds through the worksite, combined with working alongside large construction, can present a grave risk to workers on the ground.…

3 Great Safety Webinars From 2020

There was a lot going on in 2020. So it’s understandable if you didn’t notice all the great safety webinars that happened this year. Fortunately, three of the best safety webinars from 2020 have recordings that are available on-demand. If you missed them the first time around, here’s your chance to catch up on these…

How to Manage Distracted Behavior That’s Become Habitual

Distractions are a natural part of our daily lives. It’s not a big deal if you burn your toast while checking your phone, but it certainly is a big deal if you cross a busy street while texting or are distracted by a coworker when you should be concentrating on operating heavy machinery.  An article,…

6 Resources to Focus on to Fight Distraction

When people think about the dangers of distraction, the first thing that tends to come to mind is distracted driving. And although distraction is involved in a huge number of fatalities on the road, it’s not a problem that only occurs when someone’s behind the wheel. Distraction is a universal problem that makes workers more…

How Aware Are You When It Comes to Safety?

Awareness is such a basic concept that many people don’t consider its daily impact—they assume that they’re always “aware”. However, awareness is not synonymous with self-awareness and is not “switched on” at all times. This becomes particularly obvious during repetitive actions or when performing tasks we have a lot of experience with.  Driving past a…