safety culture

Ambiguous Safety Policies

By John Cambre / October 16, 2024 /

Are your worksite safety policies ambiguous? This article may help you to avoid this issue. Have you ever attempted to perform work that has a certain level of risk and found out that the safety and health management system does not have a policy reviewing the risk and corrective measures to take? Or if a…

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Is Your Management System Promoting a Culture of Safety

By John Cambre / August 15, 2024 /

Let us start with a definition: Axiom: an established rule or principle or a self-evident truth! In 1931 Herbert William Heinrich published his book Industrial Accident Prevention, A Scientific Approach. In the book, the author created the 10 Axioms of Industrial Safety. Although some of his findings that were published in his book have been disputed…

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How Does Your Safety Calendar Look? Part Two

By John Cambre / July 19, 2024 /

November Carcinogens found in the workplace With Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in November, carcinogens are a safety topic that should be frequently discussed. Unfortunately, around 1,806,600 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the US each year. Occupational cancer is all-too common and jobs such as firefighting, mining, or as a night shift worker can…

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How Does Your Safety Calendar Look? Part One

By John Cambre / June 18, 2024 /

How does your safety calendar look? Well, let us check it out. We are over two weeks into National Safety Month. How many of you celebrated your safety and health management system in honor of National Safety Month? Most did not. Why is it even essential to do so? Promoting safety and health among your…

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Merry Christmas from OSHA: A Newly Updated Submission of the OSHA Injury Report Form

By John Cambre / December 19, 2023 /

Department of Labor announces rule expanding submission requirements for injury, illness data provided by employers in high-hazard industries. On July 17, 2023, The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule requiring certain employers in designated high-hazard industries to submit injury and illness information electronically – that they are already required to keep – to…

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OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting

OSHA’s Recording and Reporting Rule: How OSHA Reviews your Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

By John Cambre / September 18, 2023 /

Introduction The requirement for private employers to record and report specific injuries and illnesses was one of the many cornerstones found in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. In the development of the OSHA Act, congress saw a need to have employers use a system to track injuries and illnesses. In doing so,…

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