How’re Your New Year’s Resolutions Going? Jan 20, 2021 2020 started out like any other year. We toasted it in at parties with friends and we made New Year’s Resolutions. But a few months in, things started to go Read More
Sensitivity and Safety Dec 21, 2020 There was an often-repeated one-liner going around workplaces in the 90s: “I don’t need sexual harassment training, I’m already really good at it!” But times change and that same Read More
When Your Message Is Safety, You Have to Focus on Your Delivery Nov 24, 2020 As a supervisor, you probably get tired of telling your people that what they’re doing isn’t safe. In addition to making you tired, those direct corrections can put your crew members on the defensive. Read More
Sometimes Safety Is As Simple as Looking Through a Toolbox Nov 04, 2020 Next time your crew has a bit of down time, consider having them clean out their toolboxes. If your people use company tools instead of bringing their own, have them clean out the gangbox or the tool Read More
Americans Are Working People Oct 20, 2020 Americans are working people. Culturally, we tend to see illness as weakness. We drag ourselves to work even when we have minor injures and mild illnesses like colds. The pandemic and the unusual Read More
What Event Will Kill the Most Construction Workers This Year? Sep 21, 2020 Question - What event will kill the most construction workers this year?Answer: Falls.OSHA's National Stand Down to Prevent Falls in Construction is scheduled for the week of September 14th — 18th. Read More
Your People Might Suffer from Decision Fatigue Aug 04, 2020 When the whole world feels dangerous, your people might suffer from decision fatigue. With the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, our "new normal" Read More
Do Cloth Masks Increase the Risk for Heat Stress? Jun 30, 2020 Do Cloth Masks Increase the Risk for Heat Stress? As a supervisor, you know how difficult it is to get your crew to wear PPE that’s uncomfortable. Sometimes it’s tough to get your people on board with Read More
Casting a Wide Net Jun 17, 2020 The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic has been creating new challenges throughout the industry. One of those challenges is communicating clearly with your employees Read More
Talk With Your People About the Relationship Between Poor Fitness and the Risk of Injury May 20, 2020 As a supervisor, when you’re assigning tasks, you have to think about the general fitness of your crew. For example, before you ask someone to unload a pallet Read More