There has been debate over the years regarding the liability of Safety Practitioners for the design, job site Inspection, safety and contract administration. When it is discussed, the magnitude of potential personal liability is frequently poorly understood. The reality is that a safety engineer can be personally & professionally liable through tort law theories even when practicing for an employer. Continue reading
Category Archives: Safety@Risk™
#316 – WHAT IS INFORMATION RISK? – BILL POMFRET PH.D.
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One of the fastest growth risks is Information which is the lifeblood of most companies, It can give insight into market trends and lucrative new market opportunities. Information describes performance differences between business units, teams, and individuals. It can record details on customers, prospects, suppliers, and business partners. It drives decision making, the formulation of strategic goals, and the execution of daily tasks by everyone across the organization Information is valuable and becoming more so. Continue reading
#314 – I JUST SURVIVED THE BIGGEST ICE STORM IN A CENTURY – ALLEN TAYLOR
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There is more to health than just being free of disease. Sometimes challenges arise unexpectedly, challenges that can have a major impact on heath. Over the past week, much of the United States has had to contend with extreme weather. In some places, such as where I live in Oregon, that extreme weather took down huge chunks of the electric grid. Bitter cold, hazardous driving, and even uprooted trees and falling tree branches have represented threats to life and health. Continue reading
#312 – CONSTRUCTION STRESS AND ANXIETY – BILL POMFRET PH.D.
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High stress and anxiety rates in construction continue to rise, as do Suicides, what are the causes? And how can we reverse the trend which is having an enormous impact on the construction industry?
Construction jobs are full of stressors, but those are compounded by factors that extend beyond the workplace, including the global pandemic, Civil Disobedience, unpredictable weather conditions, and an uncertain economy. When taken together, these stressors give us at least a partial explanation of the prevalence of suicide in the industry. Continue reading
#311 – BEIRUT CHEMICAL CATASTROPHE: COULD THIS HAPPEN IN CANADA? – BILL POMFRET PH.D.
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It is several months since tragedy in Beirut with its catastrophic destruction of most of the Port and a large part of the city should provide a serious wake-up call for all the chemical manufacturers importers, and storage facilities
Could this or a similar tragedy likely to occur in Canada? Continue reading