I just read another survey showing that many employees do not trust their bosses. Numerous studies show that trust in their immediate supervisor is one of the most important elements of job satisfaction for employees. However, this remains an elusive …
In late August, I blogged about the impending release of a new ISO standard providing guidance on conducting business in a socially responsible manner. Unfortunately, safety is only a small part of the standard. This lack of emphasis should concern …
I just returned from the 13th International IFAN Conference (International Federation of Standards Users). For those who wonder about the acronym, suffice to say that the organization was formed by a European group in the mid 70s and IFAN was …
It would appear that the manufacturing industry is about to get a new sustainability standard, but once again safety has been left out of the equation. UL, Underwriter Laboratories, is a recognized global resource for product safety certification and compliance …
At their most basic level, sustainability and safety are really about the same thing: conserving resources. In the case of sustainability, those resources are typically thought of as environmental. In the case of safety, the resources are human. Despite this common ground, discussions of sustainability are only beginning to give attention to safety, writes FDRsafety Senior Advisor Mike Taubitz in OH&S magazine. Read the full article.
Today’s consumers seek organizations that demonstrate socially responsible business practices. ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, has been working on the issue for many years and has decided to launch an International Standard providing guidelines for social responsibility (SR). It …
Are you satisfied with the current state of your safety program? Have training, audits and attempts to change behavior not yielded the long-term results you desire? Do you feel like the safety department is carrying most of the load? Are …
The massive, expanding cleanup on the Gulf is creating safety challenges aplenty and both the government and private industry are scrambling to respond. We’ve seen the impact in our temporary safety personnel services. One Friday afternoon we were asked by …
When you get right down to it, safety, “lean” processes and sustainability are all about the same thing: eliminating waste. In the case of safety, it’s about eliminating the waste of human resources through accident or illness; the other two …
FDRsafety Senior Advisor Mike Taubitz writes that safety professionals should be advocates for blending safety with efforts to make manufacturing processes leaner and to increase sustainability. Integrating lean into business and office processes can be the engine for breaking down the three silos, Taubitz writes in Professional Safety, the magazine of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Read the full article.