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Young and Old – Why One Size Fits All Doesn’t Work

This article by Larry Wilson appeared in the April 2006 issue of Occupational Health & Safety.   In the quest to treat everybody fairly, quite often we forget the wisdom contained in the expression “different strokes for different folks.” Although I have been on site to some 500 workplaces in Canada, the United States, Mexico,…

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A Fearless Look at What Really Causes Accidental Injuries and Fatalities

By Larry Wilson   Hopefully by the title, you realize we must be talking about acute injuries as it’s very difficult to kill yourself from doing too many key strokes or mouse clicks per day. Or, if you think of the highway—where there are 10–20 times more accidental fatalities than in workplaces or factories—it’s easy…

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Better Methods Better Results

This article by Larry Wilson is reprinted with permission from the June 2000 Issue Occupational Health & Safety Magazine.   Employees need a motivational component and an environment that gives them the opportunity to think about their own experiences on and off the job. Thousands of companies worldwide have successfully implemented a behavior based safety…

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Better Than Behavior Based

This article by Larry Wilson is reprinted with permission from the January/February 2001 Issue of OHS Canada Magazine   Driving to work, we call it “defensive driving”. It’s basically, “never mind who or what’s at fault, I’m here to protect myself from getting hurt.” That same philosophy can apply at work. Why is it that…

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Unlocking the Code to Human Error

This article by Larry Wilson appeared in the November 2012 issue of PSJ Magazine.   The title for this article came during a lunch meeting with the Director of Training and Development for a very large construction company. He was talking about making a training program specifically for reducing human error in the construction industry.…

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Locking Out Decision Fatigue

This article by Ray Prest was published in the Winter/Spring 2016 issue of Safety Decisions   If you wanted to summarize the safety profession for a layperson, you would do well to start with lockout/tagout (LOTO) as a great example of the contemporary approach to workplace safety. It combines an engineering solution and a behavioral…

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Leadership for Today’s Problems

This article by Don Wilson was published in the ASSP’s April 2016 issue of The Compass   Companies increasingly view the accumulated skills and intellectual capital of their workforce as a major resource and, in many cases, as a competitive advantage. If you ask a group of CEOs what their business’s biggest asset is, one…

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Giving Safety a Common Language

This article by Ray Prest was published in BLR’s Fall/Winter 2015 issue of Safety Decisions   The seeds for the Global Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) were sown in 1992 when the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development suggested a “globally harmonized hazard classification and compatible labelling system, including material…

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Humor in Safety

By Tim Page-Bottorff, CSP, CIT   Blah, blah, blah and blah. You know what I am talking about—another mind-numbing, boring regurgitation of uninteresting information presented by a droning monotone voice, “death by PowerPoint” or the dreadful “persistent slide reader.” Have you ever attended this type of lecture, meeting, or conference session before? Of course you…

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Anticipating Critical Errors

This article by Larry Wilson was originally published in the September 2013 issue of OH&S Magazine.   The point is, you don’t need to be a fortune teller to predict frustration, and the same thing is true for rushing. When you think about anticipating error, especially your own, it’s an interesting concept because—obviously—if we all knew that we were going to make…

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All Injuries Can Not Be Prevented

This article by Larry Wilson appeared in the April 2005 issue of Occupational Health & Safety.   We know mistakes will happen. It makes sense to look at the efficiencies that safety technology offers. The statement “All injuries can be prevented” has been bandied around for decades. Some people even have added, “All injuries can…

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10 Feet Tall and Falling

This article by Cheri Genereaux appeared in the January 2015 issue of Occupational Health & Safety.   When it comes to safety, a lot of attention is dedicated to the biggest or loudest hazards. But if you poll folks in the construction industry on the source of most injuries, you’ll find that they’re rarely caused by the…

Case study

Epiroc Creates A Future Of Safety Behaviour For All Employees

This article was published by Modern Quarrying on March 23, 2022 “When it comes to ‘safety always’ behaviour, Epiroc’s values are clear – we want to protect what we value most, our people,” says Johnny de Mesquita, Epiroc Regional SHEQ Manager for Southern Africa. “The health and safety of all our employees, our customers and…

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High Liner Foods

In nature, fish school together for safety and efficiency—it allows them to conserve energy, have greater success with foraging and their social functions are better supported, increasing communication and reducing stress. The folks at High Liner Foods know fish better than anyone and they also know that those exact principles of schooling fish apply to…

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Canfor

Springer Creek Sawmill From “Back of the Pack” to “Industry Leaders in Safety” BC Sawmill reduces WCB expenditures by over $1 Million per year. Industry Dimensional Lumber Sawmill Facility Location Slocan, BC   Background Based in Vancouver, BC, Canfor is the largest producer of softwood lumber and one of the larger producers of northern softwood…

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Strad Energy Services

Gaining a business advantage with a safety first approach. After a recordable incident involving a Strad employee on site at one of the largest energy companies in the world, Strad was “in the penalty box” according to Ted Graul, Director of HSE. Strad’s safety team responded by presenting their safety system and as a result…

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Plymouth Tube

Performance Turnaround Complaints, low productivity, recurring injuries, unhappy employees—management at Plymouth Tube’s Streator mill will recall struggling with these problems all too well. Plymouth Tube is a family-owned company comprised of eleven autonomous manufacturing plants that produce precision steel tubing and engineered shapes in steel and titanium. Their second-oldest mill is a 100,000 square foot…

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Leatherman Tools

An 81% reduction in accidents Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. hired Bill High as safety manager to establish its first safety department. High’s top priority as safety manager was to build a strong OSHA compliance program. But after extensive employee training and efforts to increase awareness of Leatherman’s safety program, High felt that employees did not…

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Givaudan

Givaudan globally reduces injuries with SafeStart Givaudan is a Swiss multinational manufacturer of flavors and fragrances. With operations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the company is the largest in the world in its industry. Operating in Brazil since 1927, Givaudan is headquartered in Jaguare, Sao Paulo.   Challenges Since 2008,…

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GH Metal Solutions

Making metal parts means working in an industry with slim margins. While other companies often cut corners in an attempt to stay profitable, GH Metal Solutions has taken a different approach, offering a full range of solutions all from the same facility. GH Metal Solutions sees safety as a long-term investment and not a threat…

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Driving Distraction Away

The key to unlocking driver distraction isn’t behind the wheel—it’s in teaching people to maintain focus everywhere distraction occurs. The brain has a habit of thinking about unfinished tasks, urgent business and things on the to-do list. It’s like a never-ending stream of mental text messages that divert attention from where it’s needed most. Deal…

Conference, January 24, 2019

Distracted Driving Summit

With distracted driving remaining an ever growing crisis on American roads, the Arizona Distracted Driving Awareness Summit hopes to be a part of a solution through focusing on three major areas: Education, Enforcement, & Engagement. It brings together citizens, law enforcement agencies, legislators, elected officials, and numerous other state and national organizations to find a…

Conference, January 24, 2023–January 26, 2023

Safety Services Manitoba Occupational Health & Safety Conference

Safety Services Manitoba is Manitoba’s premier occupational and safe driving training and consulting services provider with over 50 years of experience making workplaces and roads safer. The conference will once again be hosted at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre, 1808 Wellington Avenue. We are expecting approximately 300+ delegates over the 3 days.

Conference, November 20, 2019–November 21, 2019

2019 Safety & Loss Control Training Conference

This two-day event is the result of a partnership between South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance, SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund Insurance Benefits, Inc., Claims Associates, Inc., and Safety Benefits, Inc. It will combine general and breakout sessions on a variety of subjects including employee engagement, cyber risk, risk assessment, distracted driving, workplace violence and self-inspections. Registration…

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Distracted Driving More Common Than Ever: Are We Complacent to the Risks?

Distracted driving is one of the most stubborn safety concerns in North America. Despite decades of increasingly alarming data about the levels of distractions on our roads, the problem continues to afflict drivers everywhere. In the United States, over 3,000 people are killed every year in car collisions caused by distracted driving. The problem isn’t…

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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…

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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…

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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Driving Behaviors

This is a guest post by Keith Michaels. In the pandemic, many were forced to stay at home with lockdowns and curfews, and the volume of cars on the road diminished significantly. In the U.S., traffic volume fell by 16% during the first half of 2020 according to Axios. However, this decrease in traffic was…

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How Does the “Adaptation Effect” Factor Into Driving Performance?

The majority of households in North America own at least one car and driving is a daily activity for most people. In fact, driving is so normal that it becomes a routine performed with minimal concentration. And that can lead to all sorts of dangerous actions behind the wheel, like texting, eating, daydreaming. But amid…

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How Scanning Intersections Can Improve Overall Driving Habits

There’s no question that driving is a dangerous activity.  But despite the massive amount of hazardous energy involved in driving, most people are quite comfortable getting behind the wheel without fear. Unless you’ve recently experienced a close call or an accident, your driving-related judgment is likely clouded by complacency to the extent that you’re not…