December 2019

OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations for 2019

November 24, 2019

Safety+Health presents the data on OSHA’s “Top 10” for fiscal year 2019. Also: An exclusive Q&A with Patrick Kapust, deputy director of the agency’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs.

Cannabis worker safety

As jobs in the legal cannabis industry increase, so does the need for injury prevention training

November 24, 2019

Barry Bottino

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As more states legalize marijuana for medicinal and/or recreational use, efforts to protect cannabis workers’ safety and health are ramping up.

Editor's Note: ‘An emerging industry’

November 24, 2019

Melissa J. Ruminski

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Editor Melissa J. Ruminski discusses the 'emerging industry' of cannabis work.

Safety Leadership: Could focusing on SIF reduction be a mistake?

November 24, 2019

Don Martin and Don Groover

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Don Groover and Don Martin of DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability discuss why, “when the concept of exposure reduction is not understood and safety maturity is low, a change in direction can have serious unintended consequences.”

All About You: Create competition to increase engagement

November 24, 2019

Richard Hawk

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“Any form of competition that creates an ‘us vs. them’ mentality tends to get people fired up,” says veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who shares how to use this common drive to get workers more involved in safety efforts.

Speaker Spotlight: Dealing with ‘CAVE people’: Three techniques for taking back control

November 24, 2019

J. Kevin Cobb

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“When a CAVE person becomes unruly, it’s simply a tactic to throw you off your game,” says J. Kevin Cobb, senior consultant with SafeStart, who offers tools you can use when “citizens against virtually everything” disrupt your meetings and training sessions.

Safety+Health readers share how they got into the EHS field