For many of us living in the northern United States and Canada, snow is an unavoidable reality of winter. With the amount of time spent shoveling the driveway and scraping ice off the car, few people want to give any more thought to snow than they have to. But that means it’s especially important to…
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Most Popular Posts of 2015
Every month the SafeStart website features news, advice and discussions of the biggest topics in human error and safety performance. Here’s a rundown of the most popular posts of 2015. Top 10 Causes of Distracted Driving—and What They All Have in Common By far our most popular post of the year, this list provides a…
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Determining 2016 Safety Priorities
What were your safety priorities in 2015? Obviously there were the traditional things you had to do to achieve and maintain compliance with regulations, but we all know that even with that box checked off there are so many other items on the injury prevention priority list: preventing slips, trips and falls reducing sprains, strains…
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Top 5 Causes of Death in the United States
There won’t be a lengthy trial or jail time for these killers but each one was responsible for over 100,000 fatalities in 2013 (the most recent year for which data is available). The top five causes of death in the United States from 2013 are: Heart disease: 611,105 Cancer: 584,881 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 149,205…
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Distracted Walking a Real Issue
A guy walks into a bar. Ouch. Corny jokes aside, what are the odds that the guy was looking at his cell phone while walking? According to the National Safety Council, the odds are pretty good. The injury count for distracted walking is significantly higher than distracted driving. “The rise in cell phone distracted walking…
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Wake Up and See the Danger of Fatigue
If you’ve noticed the headlines recently you’ll note one key word in front-page features about incidents: fatigue. Fatigue, excess speed caused NJ truck-limo accident that injured Tracy Morgan One industry that has forever had an issue with fatigue is the transportation industry. Commercial vehicle hours of service laws prevent truck drivers from driving more than…
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Stop in the Name of Safety!
Now that the school year has started up again you’re likely to see safety messages about being mindful of speed in school zones, looking for children by roadways and keeping a lookout for stopping buses when school is back in session. This will help people be on high alert in the coming weeks when driving…
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SafeStart Success in Schools
For the past two years, Fort McMurray Catholic high schools have been implementing the SafeStart program in both the classrooms and within their athletic programs. Tim Kilburn has been one of the driving forces behind getting SafeStart into schools in the Fort McMurray Catholic School District. “We have been gradually certifying our teachers to deliver…
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What Happens When a Snowmobiler Begins Drifting—and Drifting to Sleep?
This week’s safety story comes from someone who actually works in the safety industry. SafeStart account manager Cheri Genereaux works with companies in the construction industry to help them reduce employee injuries. She regularly speaks to clients that have workers on site 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. Fatigue is an issue her…
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Hands-free Doesn’t Mean Risk-free
The National Safety Council published a great infographic on the risks of hands-free driving. It outlines how the myth of hands-free driving as a safe alternative to cell-phone use in cars puts people at risk every day. Studies have shown that whether or not your hands are occupied only plays a small role in driving…
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How a Burrito Provides an Important—and Humorous—Safety Lesson
Safety stories usually involve serious injuries, like the massive concussion Kimble Anders received after tossing his helmet in frustration, or close calls like collisions that are narrowly avoided by paying attention. But Tim Page-Bottorff shows that sometimes these stories can be funny—and they can have a real impact on teaching safety to others. Tim is…
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A Picture of Trucking-related Deaths in 2013
A recent report from the U.S. Labor Department reviews the number of trucking-related deaths in 2013. According to truckinginfo.com, the report indicates that the number of fatalities in the truck transportation sector was down 8% from 2012. While this is certainly good news, the picture isn’t all rosy. Trucking transportation deaths still make up 10%…
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A Sip of Coffee that Costs $6 and Takes an Hour
SafeStart identifies four major errors that we make that put us at a greater risk of being injured. But even when these errors don’t result in an injury they can still cause all sorts of problems. William “Jack” Jackson knows the importance of keeping your eyes on what you’re doing at all times—he is, after…
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Avoiding a Serious Collision—Twice
It’s no surprise that here at SafeStart we believe in the importance of safety training. In fact, all of our employees are trained in the SafeStart process and you don’t need to look any farther than our head office for examples of how safety training can benefit everyone. Kara Hepburn, a SafeStart account manager for…
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Changing Lanes to Escape the Line of Fire
Everyone has a safety story, and telling yours is one of the key concepts behind SafeStart. Stories about times when someone was injured or had a close call help remind us of just how important safety training is. Here’s a story we recently heard about a woman and her family in Calgary who narrowly avoided…
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Should We Ban the Car Radio?
We all know that distracted driving is a serious concern, and there are reasons to believe it’s the cause of up to 25% of car collisions. In order to combat this problem it makes sense to try to eliminate as many sources of distraction as possible. So should we get rid of car radios? In…
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Another Angle for Anglers
Can you use safety training to be a better angler? By Casey Ruttan They say that at professional levels of many sports the talent level at the top is pretty close. The difference between first and tenth on competition day is often the state of mind the winner was in. They knew they could do…
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Your Safety 2013 Itinerary
If you will be attending the ASSE’s Safety 2013 Conference in Las Vegas, we hope to meet you at one of our sessions or at our booth. Below is an itinerary of our events you can take with you to the conference. Booth #857 Visit us at our booth any time during expo hours to…
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SafeStart Wallpapers, Screensaver and Skins
SafeStart clients who register on our website can now download SafeStart wallpapers for most phones, tablets, laptops and computers. A Windows screensaver and artwork for creating skins for your portable devices are also available. Though most people might not view our logo with the same level of affection as we do, these images are not…
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Your 2012 NSC Conference Itinerary
If you will be attending the 2012 NSC Congress and Expo in Orlando, we hope to meet you at one of our 7 sessions or at our new expo booth. Below is an itinerary of our events you can take with you to the conference. Booth #2237 Visit us at our booth any time during…
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Your Safety 2012 Itinerary
If you will be attending the ASSE’s Safety 2012 Conference in Denver, we hope to meet you at one of our sessions or at our new expo booth. Below is an itinerary of our events you can take with you to the conference. Booth #529 Visit us at our booth any time during expo hours…