by John Toups | Nov 2, 2021
Are your workers carrying one of the biggest safety risks onto the jobsite? If they are walking around with cell phones in their pockets, the answer is yes. In the 14 years since the first smartphone was released, cell phones have increasingly become central to how we... 
by John Toups | Sep 28, 2021
The white paper, “Restoring the Dignity of Work: Transforming the U.S. Workforce Development System into a World Leader,” opens with this assessment. “Even with dramatic increases in infrastructure funding and stronger development of innovations, we as a... 
by John Toups | Aug 14, 2021
Does your BBS process create victims, villains, and a culture of apathy? Chances are that you have a Behavior Based Safety (BBS) process in place for all of your projects. And, of course, the reason that you have a BBS process to begin with is to reduce accidents.... 
by John Toups | Jul 22, 2021
The Bad Apple theory blames human error as the cause of mishaps. This comes about because of a loss of situational awareness, procedural violations, regulatory shortcomings, or managerial deficiencies. From this point of view and the fact that accident data is... 
by John Toups | Jun 17, 2021
Needless to say, worksite safety is a high priority for all organizations. However, your organizational structure may have unwittingly placed all of the responsibility on your safety department’s shoulders. No one wants to talk about it, but management should bear the... 
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