Continuous Safety Inspections

Author: Bob Lapidus, CSP, CSMS The wall-to-wall formal safety inspection is one of the most common types conducted in organizations. Such inspections need to be done occasionally, but the problem with this kind of inspection is that it requires the people doing the...

7 Steps to Selling Your Safety Point

Developing an effective and sustainable safety and health culture within your organization has the single greatest impact on injury reduction. For this reason, developing a safety culture should be a top priority for all businesses. Nearly 50 American workers are...

Tips for Employees who work Independently

Author: Bob Lapidus, CSP, CSMS Most of us go through life thinking others expect us to be independent, able to accomplish all things on our own. In a way, that is kind of scary and even irrational. The world is a complex place. Each organization is complicated and...

Fall Protection Is Serious Business

As the country continues its economic recovery and construction businesses enter their peak season, we should be reminded  that construction is the deadliest industry in the country. Falls are consistently the top cause of fatalities in the construction industry,...