When I first started as a safety professional, I always heard the safety tip that when working around large mobile equipment like front end loaders, to make eye contact with the operator. The thinking was that by making eye contact with the operator you would be seen and not be run over. Well, now I [...]

When I first entered the safety profession I heard other safety guys talking about the hazards of slips, trips and falls, or falls from working at height, or unguarded moving machinery.  Everyone had a pet safety hazard and solution.  Boy was I surprised to learn the number one cause of workplace death and injury was [...]