One of my favourite safety consulting activities is to provide executives with coaching, which I find very rewarding both in individual change and over time see the clients culture change. There are reasons why the best organizations across industries provide executive coaching to their leaders. Continue reading
Category Archives: Safety@Risk™
#407 – LEARNING FROM FAILURES – BILL POMFRET PH.D.
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“Learning from failure is essential for continuous improvement. It helps us understand the reasons why things go wrong and informs what approaches we can and should take to avoid similar adverse outcomes in the future”. Continue reading
#406 – INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHY BUILDINGS – BILL POMFRET PH.D.
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Some years ago, I was contracted to perform an audit of three government of Canada building, just over the bridge from Ottawa in Quebec. After meeting with the Occupational Health & Safety committee members, I decided to follow up on some of the concerns, it was not rocket science, in the basement, which was the carpark, plaster was flaking off the walls with water accumulating in puddles. Continue reading
#405 – CYBER CRIMINALS ARE HOLDING EDUCATION FOR RANSOM – BILL POMFRET PH.D.
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Just when we wonder what is next for the Cyber Criminals, they attack the colleges and Universities. The financial costs of school ransomware, the days lost to downtime and the number of students impacted, as these incidents snowball and become a steady source of criminal income. The history of ransomware, the most damaging ransomware attacks, and the future for this threat. Continue reading
#404 – HOW TO AVOID WORKER’S COMPENSATION CLAIMS BEING DENIED – BILL POMFRET PH.D.
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Workers’ Compensation Insurance can be hard to understand, so in this article Dr. Bill Pomfret; Managing Consultant of Safety Projects International Inc. shall attempt to answer some questions regarding how it works?
First what are the main reasons why a workers’ compensation claim may be denied and how can you avoid them, other questions to be answered include
- How much do workplace injuries cost companies in the USA?
- Who are eligible for workers’ compensation claims?
- What is covered under workers’ compensation?
- What are the most common causes of workers’ compensation claims?