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5 Tactics to Make Employees Feel Comfortable Talking About Safety

While it can be tempting to reduce safety to a set of best practices and regulatory checkboxes, we all know that an engaged workforce is an important key to maintaining a low-risk workplace. That’s easier said than done—getting hurt, making a mistake, or experiencing a near miss make for great stories and collective learning opportunities…

Leverage These 7 Soft Skills for Stronger Safety Outcomes

Interest in safety soft skills took off like a rocket this year. From podcasts about enhancing safety leadership to presentations at upcoming conferences like the SafeStart Forum, soft skills are increasingly becoming recognized as key leverage points for health and safety managers to improve safety outcomes without having to make dramatic changes to their safety…

Why Positivity Is the Key to Strengthening Safety Culture

Positivity gets relatively little traction in the safety world. Many EHS folks find the concept of positivity a little too vague and airy. But it’s quite the opposite—and your ability to cultivate positive interactions can have a massive influence on your safety program. Research by Barbara L. Fredrickson, conducted at the University of Michigan Institute…