Workplace safety improves from watching The Shawshank Redemption? Dr. Timothy Ludwig says we can learn about safety complacency from the movie. A prisoner escapes from prison through a tunnel he took 19 years to dig. Dr. Ludwig has over 25 years experience doing foundational research in Safety Culture Change and is a…
Dan Clark | March 16, 2016 | Podcast, Workplace Safety | Safety, Workplace Safety
Actively Caring For People. What? Hear what Behavioral Safety has become. In this podcast, we talk with Dr. E. Scott Geller, a professor at Virginia Tech’s Department of Psychology and a partner at Safety Performance Solutions. Dr. Geller is THE go-to expert on how psychology relates to safety. For the first time…
Dan Clark | February 17, 2016 | Behavioral Safety, Podcast | 5S, Safety, Workplace Safety
Safety programs work best by consulting workers. EHS expert Lori Siegelman of W&M Environmental tells how to involve employees to build safety programs. Lori says a worker doing a task is the best person to ask about safety for that task. Dan Clark also asks Lori for her opinion of workers as…
Dan Clark | January 26, 2016 | Podcast, Safety Programs | Hazcom, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
A safety vest that alerts a roadside worker of oncoming vehicles is in the works. Hear about the InZoneAlert safety vest from Virginia Tech’s Tom Martin. In development now, the safety vest senses the accident avoidance signal from modern cars and trucks. The vest is equipped with a radio receiver which triggers…
Dan Clark | January 4, 2016 | Podcast, Safety Vest | PPE, Safety, Workplace Safety
Behavior observation means workers watch out for each other. Safety expert Marc McClure shatters myths, tells of reducing incidents with his staff by 80 percent. Marc manages 350 people as Divisional Safety Manager at electrical contractor IES Commercial & Industrial in Grand Island, Nebraska. Marc dispels these fables in this podcast: Myth:…
Dan Clark | November 19, 2015 | Behavior Observation, Podcast | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Total Worker Health. Dr. Bud Harris says it’s safety goggles and an apple. It’s occupational safety and health protection plus workplace health promotion. An out-of-shape worker is more likely to be injured. Dr. Bud urges companies to follow NIOSH’s Total Worker Health initiative, adding stretching, walking meetings and healthy foods in the lunchroom machines. And…
Dan Clark | October 30, 2015 | Podcast, Total Worker Health | Healthcare, Safety, Workplace Safety
Forklifts vs. pedestrians. Who has to stop? People on foot technically have the right-of-way. But some say powered industrial trucks should hold sway. Safety expert Jonathan Jacobi, of Underwriters Laboratories, tells how some companies ask walking workers to cede their right-of-way to multi-ton forklifts. Jonathan also explains how part of OSHA’s standard…
Dan Clark | October 9, 2015 | Forklifts, Podcast | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
HazCom labels and SDSs are confusing – until now. Two OSHA industrial hygienists explain what is happening right now with the Hazard Communication Standard. Hear about HCS 2012 changes in chemical labeling and Safety Data Sheets. OSHA’s Lana Nieves and Sven Rundman of The Directorate of Enforcement Programs discuss major and minor…
Dan Clark | September 18, 2015 | HazCom Labels, Podcast | GHS, Hazcom, Labeling, NFPA, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Front-line workers shouldn’t be fired for blowing the whistle on safety. Their observations need to be taken seriously by managers, says Dr. Sidney Dekker. Employees in the middle of the action know real-world safety, according to Dr. Dekker. As front-line workers, their safety opinions are an asset, not a nuisance. Also, safety…
Dan Clark | August 27, 2015 | Front-Line Workers, Podcast | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety
Safety kickoffs can alienate experienced workers. Learn how to bring these staffers into new, safer realms with John Drebinger, Jr., expert safety speaker. John also lists the five reasons to watch out for other people’s safety. In this podcast, Dan Clark asks John to share other tips from his book “Would You…
Dan Clark | August 7, 2015 | Podcast, Safety Kickoffs | OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
