Just thinking out loud. Safety Programs: To Incent or not to Incent. That is the question. Installment 2 Incenting safety can be tricky. What should be incented? Accidents? Injuries? Equipment damage? Well, no. None of these things can be directly incented. While these elements are the goal of any safety system there is are legal [...]
Just thinking out loud. Safety Programs: To Incent or not to Incent. That is the question. This discussion addresses safety programs, specifically incentive programs. What is an incentive program? It is a program providing tangible rewards to employees for observing the company’s safety program. Some background. Business is a competitive creature and is constantly seeing [...]
Other safety sources: ASTM, NIOSH, ASME, API, ACGIH The occupational Safety Health Administration (“OSHA”) is well known to most folks as the work place safety standard setting organization in the USA. And OSHA does this very well. But, did you know there are other organizations involved in safety as well? In fact, some of these [...]
Mine Safety: What you don’t know can hurt you. Or Know the hazards. Mine safety, what you don't know can hurt you. Almost every aspect of repair or servicing activity involves the potential for injury arising from the unexpected release of energy. To avoid contacting unexpected release of energy a Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) [...]
You’ve worked construction on commercial projects but didn’t like the seasonal layoffs so you applied to work at a mine because the work is steadier and pays well. So, you decided to apply for work at a mine. And they said yes! Well, being a miner is just like a construction worker only different, namely [...]
Safety on ladders and stairways. New and improved method of avoiding falls from ladders, stairs and equipment: 3 Points of contact! Work place injuries are a plague on business: Loss of a valuable employee, down time or slower progress on the project, economic costs. You’ve heard it all before. You know this first hand as [...]
Do your expert witness reports and testimony comply with 2015 amendments to C.R.C.P. 26 (a) (2) (B) (I) and C.R.C.P. 37 (a) (1)? Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado v. Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., 2017 CO 94, ___P.3d___ (Colo. Oct. 2, 2017) The employ of expert witnesses in litigation is typically undertaken to help the decider of [...]
When I first entered the safety profession as a safety manager for a construction company I recall my soon to be boss saying I’d be responsible for company safety practice. Well, I was up for that. I can help. But conversations with my boss and others after hire started showing some “differences” my definition of [...]
So, your insurance agent calls up and asks if he can stop by to chat. You say sure, always have coffee on, stop on by. The agent stops in and after some chit chat says the work comp insurance company is notified him they have some concerns with the account. You say, well, we’ve had [...]
Hydrogen sulfide safety. In the safety world hazard recognition plays a vital role in keeping your people safe from unsafe behaviors and/or conditions. Some hazards are easily recognized, for example an employee climbing up a 20 foot ladder with tools held in both hands. (This is a fall hazard by the way.) Common sense right? [...]