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May 15, 2023

Health and Safety Soldier

The role of a Health and Safety Advisor is one that is becoming increasingly important in today's world. As businesses continue to grow and expand, it's essential that they maintain a safe working env...

CanadaBlog

May 5, 2023

Future OHS Advisor Skills

Occupational health and safety (OHS) advisors play a critical role in ensuring that workplaces are safe and healthy for employees. As the world of work continues to evolve, so too do the qualification...

CanadaBlog

April 19, 2023

The One Thing a Safety Professional must practice daily

As Safety Professionals, we are constantly striving to find the perfect balance between caring for the people within our workforce and delivering results from our initiatives and measures. It can some...

United StatesBlog

January 23, 2023

New Kid on the Block: Earning Trust as a Safety Professional at your New Facility

As a safety professional, earning trust is essential to launching successful safety initiatives at a new facility. The “new kid on the block” often has to earn their spot and it’s never for lack of tr...

United StatesBlog

January 13, 2023

The 3 Enemies of a Successful Safety Management System

There are many obstacles to launching and maintaining a successful safety program at a facility. However, there are obstacles, and then there are enemies. An obstacle can be identified, assessed, and ...

United StatesBlog

December 16, 2022

5 Soft Skills of the Influential Safety Professional

Safety Professionals share a lot in common with salespeople and motivational speakers. Not only do you need to have in-depth knowledge of safety principles and practices, but you also need to be able ...

United StatesBlog

December 8, 2022

Gratitude is the True Reward of a Positive Safety Culture

While we may train our employees well and raise their awareness of common workplace hazards, this should never become a one-sided conversation. Safety is a two-way highway, never a one-way street. E...

United StatesBlog

November 26, 2022

4 Mistakes every New Safety Professional should avoid.

Here are 4 mistakes every new Safety Professional should avoid: 1. Not doing your research Every job is not the same; some present higher hills to climb than others could ever slope. One of the bi...

United StatesBlog

November 18, 2022

5 Skills every Effective Safety Professional needs to develop.

5 Skills every Effective Safety Professional needs to develop. EHS and risk management are no laughing matters. In fact, they’re among the most important aspects of any business. There’s risks in eve...

United StatesBlog

November 11, 2022

Risk Management is not a Job, It's a Way of Life

Risk management is not a job, it's a way of life. It's an integral part of everything you do, from the simplest tasks to the most complex projects. Life doesn’t have to be hard unless you let it. And...

United StatesBlog

November 3, 2022

5 Reasons You Should Become a Safety Professional

We've all heard the saying, "Safety First!" but what would that mean for career options? A Safety Professional is somebody who is responsible for protecting people, property, and organizations from e...

United StatesBlog

October 26, 2022

Working hard is not enough. Planning Well makes the Hard Work worth it.

I was having an insightful conversation with a professional colleague of mine recently. We were discussing life’s grander purpose and plotting on how to get ahead on our goals. On paper, it sounded p...

United StatesBlog

October 25, 2022

5 Common Obstacles that every Safety Professionals must overcome

When it comes to Safety, there are many challenges that industry professionals face on a daily basis. Stormy seas make for seasoned sailors, and the same holds true for our field of work (or fields, d...

United StatesBlog

October 25, 2022

Here’s the One Thing I Wish I’d known before becoming a Safety Professional

There’s a lot that goes into being a safety professional. From keeping up with the latest industry standards to ensuring compliance with regulations, it can be a very demanding career. If I could go ...

United StatesBlog

October 25, 2022

5 Things I’d Never Do After Working as a Safety Professional

I’ve been working as a safety professional for over 6 years now, and in that time, I’ve seen a lot of things. I’ve seen people get hurt, some almost killed. I’ll be honest with you, that’s not even th...

United StatesBlog

October 25, 2022

3 Ways to show You're an effective Safety Professional

Being effective doesn't mean being perfect. In fact, being effective in the safety world means being knowledgeable, skilled, and prepared for almost every relevant situation. Here are three surefire w...

United StatesBlog

October 19, 2022

Why do I Write about Safety?

Why do I write about safety? And why might you wish to do the same? I started because I wanted to meet like-minded people. And I did! Writing brought me all of you, and I am very glad to share my th...

Russian FederationBlog

April 25, 2022

IOGP SAFETY LEADERSHIP GUIDE FOR MANAGERS

If you have not yet read the IOGP guide on safety leadership in practice - check it out! We all want to create a good safety culture. Well, point me to someone who really does not want that. However...

Russian FederationBlog

April 18, 2022

Safety Ideas

I am excited today, because one of my workers came to me with an excellent idea. He invented a way to reduce work at height risks in the office by replacing some overhead equipment with a more ergonom...

Russian FederationOpinion

April 6, 2022

The safety marketing crisis

What marketing crisis? The short answer: there’s a surplus of “functional” safety content which makes it very difficult for new companies to utilize this style of long form content to drive sales.

United StatesOpinion

April 3, 2022

Are you scared of audits?

Last week I was doing a field visit during a contractor HSE audit. Everything was going well, and then two people were asked to share their JSA for an upcoming hazardous activity. They went into our...

Russian FederationOpinion

April 3, 2022

Children's safety

Kids tend to fall, smash, slip, and tumble. We would not have it any other way because it is all part of being a kid. However, there are small things that we can all do to help kids prevent more serio...

United Arab EmiratesOpinion

March 29, 2022

Importance of Front-Line Leaders

There is a yearly staff meeting. The CEO starts the speech with the importance of occupational health and safety, mental health protection and working together as one team. The HR Director continues...

Russian FederationOpinion

March 28, 2022

Grinder Machine Safety | Mechanical & Non-mechanical Hazards | Control Measures

Grinder machine Safety | What are the mechanical and Non-mechanical Hazards | Control Measures Before get into it we will know what is Hazard ? Hazard is something which has the potential to cause...

IndiaBlog

March 25, 2022

Repeated Incidents

Do you like incident investigations? In my experience, people can get very excited about them. There are many techniques for Root Cause Analysis, some going together with fancy tools and long spreads...

Russian FederationOpinion

March 24, 2022

The Power of Social Media to Support Knowledge Sharing.

Hello dear Safety Professionals I'm Bapi Sarkar from Mumbai India. I'm a Former Construction Worker currently pursuing NEBOSH & to become a certified Safety Professional is my Dream. But right now I ...

IndiaOpinion

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March 23, 2022

Sharing your cv or resume in social groups equals throwing it in trash bins !

Yes ! of course you may get angry or may you have a different opinion on this, but let me share the reason why you should not share your cv or resume in social groups. In simple words be genuine and ...

IndiaOpinion

March 22, 2022

Fitz’s Top Four Reasons Lockout Policies Fail to Protect Employees

In my 50 years of manufacturing experience, I have seen all too many employee amputations, severe arc flash burns, and other catastrophic injuries. To my memory, the root cause of all these accidents ...

United StatesBlog

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March 21, 2022

DIFFERENT SAFETY CULTURES - DIFFERENT SAFETY STORIES

Do you know what a Safety Culture Ladder is? Many of you do, but just in case: “Pathological” / “Nobody cares” / “Practice-based” culture - if a person falls from height, we hide it or blame the p...

Russian FederationOpinion