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14 Useful Forklift Topics You Should Consider for Your Toolbox Talks

Toolbox talks are an essential component of a comprehensive forklift safety training program. But many supervisors and safety managers quickly run out of topics to talk about, especially if they’re holding safety meetings on a regular basis. To that end, here are 14 wide-ranging topics to consider discussing. Most run-of-the-mill toolbox talks will cover the…

Understanding Acronyms in Hazard Control

At its core, safety in the workplace is the protection of employees from hazards that could lead to injury or illness. Those hazards could come from anywhere. For example, the HVAC is causing IAQ problems resulting in complaints from everyone in the building, or performing the YMCA actions on the construction site caused an LTI…

4 Signs You’re Under the Influence of Complacency

Complacency can lull people into a false sense of security and cause them to downplay any risks that surround them. The more comfortable they get doing something (and nothing bad happens) the less they think about the associated hazards. And the longer they go without an incident, the more confident they become that nothing bad…

How Do You Avoid Blaming When it Comes to Human Error?

According to Human Factors Investigation and Analysis of Accidents and Incidents, human error accounts for between 60–80% of all accidents and incidents.  That statistic has been the cause of many people falsely believing that behavior-based safety (BBS) programs blame the worker. It has also sparked many human and organizational performance (HOP) supporters to believe that…

Near-Miss Reporting: A Solution to Preventable Accidents

A near miss is an unplanned event that could have resulted in an incident leading to injury, illness or damage. The problem is that since nothing dire happened, a near miss is often misconstrued as a free pass when it should actually be viewed as a life-changing event.  The opportunity for the close call to…

Why Successful Safety Programs Need to Include Behavior

When searching for the right safety program, many companies realize that safety off the job is just as important as safety on the job. A huge part of the success or failure of an EHS initiative comes down to workers’ attitudes and beliefs about what’s important, and providing support for safety at home can help…

5 Easy Steps to Turn a Liability Into a Safety Reporter

Do you feel like your employees only report a problem in the workplace when the joint health and safety committee walks around the facility? And even then, are they really reporting every hazard or near-miss they’ve encountered? It’s not just hazards that aren’t brought to management’s attention. As many as 69% of injuries and illnesses…

One Mistake That Kills a Near-Miss Reporting Program

Near-miss reporting is an essential feature of an advanced safety management system. Examining incidents that almost happened or could have happened can go a long way in preventing them from occurring in the future. In theory, near-miss reporting is a simple but powerful idea that will advance a workplace health and safety program by leaps…