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August 12, 2019
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How Safety Technology Can Reduce Musculoskeletal Injuries

Workplace fatigue isn't just mental. Additionally, the physical aspects of workplace fatigue can lead to a wide variety of ergonomic injuries associated with carrying, excessive lifting, and repetitive movement.
August 8, 2019

Arizona postal worker cooks steak inside mail truck to show ‘unsafe’ working conditions

We've all heard the expression "it's so hot outside you can fry an egg on the sidewalk." But how many have actually cooked a steak in their work vehicle? A post office delivery employee in Arizona has done just that to display how unsafe and dangerous it can be inside the vehicles that postal carriers have to drive every day.
August 7, 2019

Lateral Thinking for Safety

Many of us are too occupied with our regular daily habits to truly innovate safety culture, and the rest of us are expecting a safety muse to save us. In our efforts to increase safety leadership, we have moved toward trying to learn the precursors of unintentional injuries.
August 7, 2019

Do Your Actions as a Leader Reflect Your Intentions?

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
August 5, 2019

Can Microlearning Offer a Better Way to Train Our Workforce?

What is microlearning and can it offer a better way to train our workforce? Some companies are still conducting themselves as leaders by adhering to an old model. Are you still ushering your employees into a large hall and droning on and on with a PowerPoint presentation? Snooze.
July 29, 2019

Transforming Safety Through Mindfulness

What is the current context your employees live in? What insights are they bringing to the table? To engage in full safety leadership, practice mindfulness in this arena.
July 29, 2019

Engagement: The Importance of Listening to Employees

Leaders listen up: employees are asking to be heard. How do you gain a clear understanding of your employee's needs? It starts with active listening. For example, when managing employees, what efforts do you do to get to know them? First off, start each day by meeting the employees on their shift.
July 26, 2019

OSHA Gears Up for Safe + Sound Week

Get ready for Safe + Sound Week, sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Safe + Sound Week is a  week-long event encourages employers to implement workplace safety initiatives and runs August 12-18, 2019.
July 23, 2019

Laser Scanning in Construction for Safety and Efficiency

The many uses of laser scanning in modern construction projects are crucial, and many would say urgent in the current economy. Laser scanning is a primary tool for optimizing a budget and compliments the age-old adage to "work smarter not harder". Laser scanning is becoming an integral tool for the future of safety leadership.