12/02/2021
As I'm sure you are aware, the Biden administration has tasked OSHA with putting standards in place to address COVID-19 in the workplace. We'll start with "the basics."
An Emergency Temporary Standard, ETS, is allowed to bypass the notice and comment proceedings for 6 months and...
10/27/2021
Many downloadable programs have been written so broadly they could not represent a specific workplace. This becomes a problem because, based upon my experience, Safety Managers many times often won't adapt the program to their workplace. Often, they don't take out sentences or...
10/07/2021
Whether it is top down, bottom up, or heavily dependent on middle management or Supervisors, change is hard. People, in general, would rather remain miserable than risk change and its unknown future state. The warning signs of a failing safety culture are often missed until...
09/22/2021
Over time, sometimes a very short amount of time, your safety programs and/or your chemical inventory will not include hazards and conditions your employees experience in your workplace. Sometimes your chemical inventory will be accurate but the Safety Data Sheets, SDS, has been revised...
09/08/2021
As we've shared in previous blogs, Safety Observations create many Leading Indicators that help your workplace transition from reactive, Lagging Indicators, to a risk prevention centric safety strategy. This transition puts your Safety Culture onto a sustainable, healthy path.
When...
08/23/2021
Safety, like most other departments in a business, will have unexpected expenses. Often other departments are viewed as pro-business while Safety is usually viewed as pro-employee. The Sales department brings in money that moves the business forward. The Maintenance department...
08/08/2021
This is the third installment of our series on Safety Observations. First, we discussed barriers to employee reporting which can result in a preventable hazard causing a near mis or an accident with employee injuries and/or property damage. Our second installment discussed how lack...
07/25/2021
Last week we discussed the reasons why employees may be unwilling to alert their Supervisors or the Safety Manager to a hazardous condition that they have observed. One of those reasons is that either...
07/19/2021
This blog emphasizes the Safety Observation reporting process in Simple Safety Coach's safety management software because it is the first step in any investigative process. Our Safety Observation process was carefully developed and designed so that it ensures transparency, communication,...
07/08/2021
Naturally, when an employer seeks to comply with a regulation, they look for specific guidance, such as a clear list of who is covered by the regulation. However, the Americans with Disability Act, ADA, has no clear-cut list. If the person meets one of the three criteria, they are...
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