5 Keys to Building High Performing Safety Teams
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.26.5″ custom_padding=”28px||41px|||”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0px||9px|||” _builder_version=”3.26.5″ custom_margin=”|auto|93px|auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.26.5″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.5″ custom_padding=”||0px|||”] No matter the size or type of organization, everyone wants high performing teams. High performing teams not only meet productivity and performance goals but go above and beyond to ensure the long-term success of the organization. However, the big question is: how do we […]
Leading Safety Through a Pandemic
It’s no secret we’re navigating a challenging time this year – both personally and in our organizations. The outbreak of a global pandemic has forced us to walk into unprecedented circumstances. As an employer, you are likely overwhelmed by the uncertainty and constant pressure to make decisions. From new procedures to paid leave, there is […]
Should You Reward Your Employees for Following Safety Guidelines at Work?
Deciding whether to incentivize safety in the workplace can be tough, especially if you’ve been struggling with employee injuries and accidents. However, the Environment, Health, and Safety organization, or EHS, has some handy tips that can help you decide on the best course of action for your place of business. The Trouble with Existing Incentives […]
Continuous Improvement Is Crucial for Safety Program Success
Work is demanding. In the high-risk industries we specialize in, that work can demand more than just an employee’s effort – it can oftentimes demand their bodies, as well. Back pain, collision injuries, falls, lung poisoning, chemical exposures, burns, bruises, and blemishes alike; employees place their bodies under tremendous tension with their lives at risk […]
Training Employees Is Crucial When Implementing an Employee Safety Program
Let’s imagine you were given an unknown, brand-new tool to construct a wooden wall with. Without instructions, you could try to figure out how to use this new tool through a process of trial-and-error. You might even determine the correct way to use the tool eventually, but not after making many mistakes along the way. […]
How to Create a Successful Employee Safety Program
Creating a successful employee safety program within your own organization is a daunting task. You need to create a real program that actually keeps your employees safe… while simultaneously maintaining a tight budget. Which, oftentimes feels like an impossibility, leading to stalls in program implementation due to uncertainty. The day to create a safety program […]
How to Get Employees Excited About Company Safety Programs
Safety programs are crucial for your employee’s development company-wide; a strong safety program keeps your employees safe, fosters leadership skills, and dramatically improves infrastructural procedures and workflows. There’s just one problem… most safety programs are just not exciting. Employees can quickly transition to dragging their feet on the way to safety meetings, toning out during […]
Expert Tips on How to Promote a Safety Culture Your Employees Will Stand Behind
A successful safety culture can save you millions – a culture of safety-minded employees will be actively participating in the creation, implementation, and monitoring of safety procedures in the workplace. However, that looks much tidier on paper than it is to implement in the real complexities of a multi-faceted business. So, how do you create […]
How to Implement a Timely Safety Culture Program for Any Business
How to Implement a Timely Safety Culture Program for Any Business We have extensive material covering safety culture and safety programs within various different organizations – but what if you need to implement a safety culture within your business today? Here’s the true (and slightly disappointing) reality: real change takes time. Management must understand the […]
5 Ways to Get Leadership on Board with Safety Culture in a Company
Creating and maintaining a strong safety culture throughout a company is imperative – and doubly so in an industry that puts its workers at higher risk for injury on a daily basis. However, the detracting caveat to creating such a culture is the need for the entire company to buy-in to the idea. The most […]
Are Your Supervisors Worth Investing In? Does Annual Investment Match Expectations?
Supervisors are intentionally brought into an organization for metrics, and employees. For the former, a supervisor is given the vast responsibility of tracking, enforcing, and improving employee performance metrics or safety standards. For the latter, a supervisor is required to fit the role of a trainer, coach, counselor, and director. That’s quite a lot of […]
Expert Tips: Safety Committee Best Practices Every Workplace Should Follow
Expert Tips: Safety Committee Best Practices Every Workplace Should Follow Safety committees often get a bad rep for being a group of inaction – doing a whole lot of talking without actually accomplishing anything substantial. Unfortunately… we’ve found this stereotype to be true in most cases. Fortunately, with a little tweaking, your safety committee can […]