Safety

Workplace safety is much more than just making sure employees leave work without injury. It’s more than providing a safe work environment, or just encouraging employees to take care of their mental health. It’s about cultivating a workplace environment that allows employees to have direct input into their safety and control of work processes. It’s […]

Bowtie analysis is a risk analysis methodology that focuses on risk interactions. We’ve covered a lot about it in our blog, but how does bowtie analysis compare to other analysis methods based on probability, like event tree and fault tree analysis?  The bowtie analysis method can be based on qualitative, semi-quantitative or quantitative risk calculations. […]

When it comes to process safety management (PSM)-related accidents or other major industrial accidents, incident investigators and other EHS professionals tend to concentrate on some of the more common root causes of process safety failures. Unfortunately, it’s easier to overlook some less common root causes, and therefore not to sufficiently focus or consider actions needed […]

Welcome to the second installment of our blog series “Introduction to EHS Risks,” in which we’ll break down how to prioritize your risks using a tool called the risk matrix. In case you missed our first installment,  take some time to check it out for an overview of EHS risks, and to learn why you […]

The pace of new regulatory activity isn’t getting any slower. OSHA just published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would update the Recordkeeping Standard to significantly expand electronic reporting requirements for many establishments, and result in the publication of occupational injury and illness records for those establishments. Not everyone seems to have heard about […]

As more and more corporations establish continuous improvement processes in their production facilities to improve ergonomics and reduce musculoskeletal disorders, one thing has become clear: fixing poorly designed equipment and processes is expensive and not always practical. It’s significantly more cost effective to adjust workstations and equipment as they’re being designed on a computer screen, […]

OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements help protect the safety of employees by requiring many employers to keep records of occupational injuries and illnesses. Covering over 750,000 employees and 1.5 million establishments, it allows both employers and employees to better understand how the company is performing regarding safety and actions taken to mitigate hazards in the […]

There are many articles and webinars on leading indicators at safety conferences and in EHS publications, and everyone rightly agrees they’re good things. But it’s not always clear to the average EHS professional what leading indicators actually are, how they improve safety, and what kinds of factors you need to consider if you’re going to […]