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How to Use OSHA’s Top Ten List for Your Safety Program

Every year, OSHA’s list of most-cited violations remains mostly unchanged. This can make safety professionals wonder what it means for individual organizations in North America. Is this list still relevant for them? In his recent article for Safety Decisions, Ray Prest dives into the topic of OSHA list and analyzes its usefulness:  The conundrum with…

Workplace Safety for the People Needs a People Focus

Despite the steady stream of new safety rules and regulations, the number of workplace deaths in the United States hasn’t decreased significantly over the past 10 years. According to Ray Prest’s article in Safety Decisions, it’s a classic example of “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”  It’s not like safety rules…

Do You Have a Burnout Buffer?

The job title of EHS professionals explains it all—they take care of people. But who will take care of them when job stresses pile up and they start to suffer from burnout?  Safety folks care deeply about others and they work hard to ensure everyone’s safety. But, according to Ray Prest’s article in Safety Decisions…

How Frontline Supervisors Are Like Professional Jugglers

What do frontline supervisors and professional jugglers have in common? According to Ray Prest’s latest article in Safety Decisions, they have to keep a ton of stuff in the air on a daily basis.  The big difference is that when supervisors let something drop, workers can get hurt or killed. Supervisors play a key role…

Why You Should Champion Safety Champions

When introducing new safety initiatives or trying to grow commitment for older ones, safety champions can be any organization’s biggest allies. But who are these safety champions? In his Summer/Fall 2018 column for Safety Decisions Magazine, Ray Prest addresses this question in detail: The words “safety champion” do not appear anywhere in OSHA’s workplace requirements.…