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Search Categories for Compliance in Operations, Procurement, Safety Technology in the appropriate Industries of Chemical, Construction and Facilities Management, Oil & Gas, Transportation & Logistics Continue reading
In the early morning of April 8, 2021, an explosion and fire took place at the Yenkin-Majestic Paint Factory in Columbus, Ohio. While the official cause of the explosion, which took one worker’s life and resulted in over $1 million in property damage, still needs to be determined by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had previously cited and fined Yenkin-Majestic Paints in 2011, 2012, and 2015 for safety violations. Continue reading
In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, I cannot help but put gun violence at the center of my paper to encouraged employers to create supportive workplaces that destigmatize mental health struggles and to provide access to counseling and other vital resources.
Shedding Light on Personal Struggles is the real story — and the real need — regarding mental illness and violence is suicide. Not only are most firearm deaths suicides, but most suicides are causally linked to mental illness. Continue reading
One of my clients recently was asked for advice on the company’s plans to introduce a new variable compensation system for employees incorporating safety performance.
The company’s previous bonus system was only connected to their lost time injuries (LTI) performance, which presents two potential drawbacks for organizations that have not yet reached full safety performance maturity. Continue reading
Manchester United soccer hero Marcus Rashford tackled child poverty, and then his own game.
When the COVID-19 pandemic brought the U.K. to a standstill in the spring of 2020, schoolchildren across the country started going hungry. The free school dinners that millions of kids from lower-income families relied on had stopped. Continue reading