Safety leadership is the process of defining an organization’s desired safety values and creating a team that can effectively implement those values. It also includes a range of specific efforts intended to engage employees in maintaining the behaviors needed to reach the organization’s safety goals. Safety leadership training is an essential component of an… [Read More]
What is Safety Leadership for Supervisors Training?
What is Safety Leadership for Supervisors Training?
How Does Your Safety & Health Management System Measure Up?
How Does Your Safety & Health Management System Measure Up?
The need for written safety programs has been identified since OSHA began in 1970, but over the years this need has gradually become much more formalized. Many OSHA Standards do require the development and implementation of written programs for specific topics, but a fully written and implemented Occupational Safety and Health Management Program is not… [Read More]
The Difference Between Safety Culture and Safety Climate
The Difference Between Safety Culture and Safety Climate
The difference between safety culture and safety climate: A glimpse beneath the surface of your operation. The first time the term safety culture appeared it was in a report written by the International Atomic Energy Agency following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The term was used to collectively describe the catastrophic failures in company-wide attitudes… [Read More]
Workplace Safety Culture: Why It Matters
Workplace Safety Culture: Why It Matters
Creating a positive workplace culture can have a big impact on your business. Reports indicate companies with happy employees outperform their competition by as much as 20%. Happy employees are also more productive and likely to help a company reach their strategic goals. But safety culture is just as important to creating a happy, healthy work… [Read More]