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Safety by Numbers

February 16, 2023
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We all live in a world of numbers. Numbers surround our life, our family, our work, and our time. We wake up to a set alarm. We check our bank account. The doctor gives us a report on test results. We love the scoreboard at a football game. Numbers are everywhere. In the world of…

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Our Top Ten Resources for the Safety and Health Professional

December 30, 2022

One of the best things about the safety and health profession is the availability of resources. This article is about our top 10 resources for Safety and Health Professionals. Resources are essential to the understanding and development of safety and health policies and procedures. They also give us the opportunity to create and implement proven…

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A Recipe for Safety Success

November 14, 2022

What is your recipe for safety? What is a functioning safety and health system? Let’s compare this system to a system used in the foodservice industry. How does a foodservice operation assure a food menu item is served consistently and safely? “When I meet with restaurant operators to help them with food cost control and…

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10 Expectations to Improve Safe Working Conditions and Behaviors

September 21, 2022

Let’s start with a definition: Merriam Webster’s definition of expectation: The act or state of expecting: ANTICIPATION in expectation of what would happen A few years ago, a group of friends traveled to New York City to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square. They arrived a few days early to tour and explore one…

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OSHA’s Focus Four: What They Are and How to Control Them

August 15, 2022
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What is OSHA’s Focus Four and which controls can we implement to mitigate the risk? In the world of safety and health management systems (SHMS), safety professionals control worker exposure to hazards using a systematic approach. The old hierarchy approach was to start with implementing an engineering control, followed by an administrative control, and ending…

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