One of the main parts of a solid safety program is to promote better communication between employees and management. We believe safety committees are one of the most cost effective, high yielding solutions for safety challenged organizations. Hopefully we can make a case for your organization to start one even if educations hasn’t yet become … Continue reading Considerations When Starting A Safety Committee
Remember when your kids annoyed you by responding to everything you said with “Why?” Well, there was a genius to that tactic only children can impart. The 5-Why Analysis is a method used to determine and understand the root cause of a problem by repeating the question “why?” five times. Each answer forms the basis of … Continue reading Looking for the Root Cause Of Your Problem ? Try Why Analysis
When it comes to safety, organizations traditionally adjust their seriousness of response (and their tracking) based on the severity of the incident. The following diagram shows such an organization. The arrows are drawn based on the following question: “At what level of severity does each part of the management team usually get involved?” Regardless as … Continue reading Safety Management by Luck
Football as a Business After watching the Super Bowl this past weekend, I started to think, “What if a football team was run like a business?” The offensive team would be the production department, always pushing for the goal before the big deadline. And the defensive team would be sales and marketing, always watching the … Continue reading If A Football Team Was Run Like Most Safety Programs
I had the opportunity to listen to Tony Robbins speak for the first time this past month. He spoke for nearly 3 hours about the power of “engagement” and how it can help you gain a competitive edge in both your business and personal life. Being in risk management, he certainly got my attention when … Continue reading How These Companies Experience 48% Less Safety Incidents
Unfortunately this is a question facing both interstate and intrastate trucking companies whose home office is in state “A” but they operate in states B,C,D,E. etc… These companies face what is called Multi-State Exposure. This occurs when a driver gets injured on the job in a different state from which his company is domiciled. What … Continue reading Does it Make Sense to Pay Injured Employees Twice or Even Three Times?
If your organization relies on drivers as an integral part of day-to-day operations, you are probably aware of the extremely high risk that you are carrying. After all, motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of workplace fatalities. While safety innovations continue to play a role in improving accident prevention and outcomes, fleet and … Continue reading How to Identify & Correct High Risk Drivers – An Intro to Best Practice Fleet Safety
Supervisors are one of the most important components to a tight workers compensation program. If a hazard is reported in the workplace, it is the supervisor’s job to rectify it and do everything possible to protect his/her workers. Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms. For example, sharp edges, falling objects, flying sparks, … Continue reading Supervisors And Personal Protective Equipment
As you and your team are well aware, maintaining a safe work site pays huge dividends to the long term cost structure for your company. With the high cost of employee injuries impacting both your future workers compensation & liability insurance premiums ; we think it’s wise to keep safety top of mind each day … Continue reading “Careful Our Daddies Work Here” Site Safety Posters Are Here
