March 2012
- HEARING PROTECTION: Hearing Conservation in 2012: Focus on NRR
- HEAD & FACE PROTECTION: A Game Plan for These Tough Times
- HEAT STRESS TRAINING/SUMMER HAZARDS: The Best Web Resources for Heat Problems
- IH/HAZMAT: Do I Really Need 40 Hours? Hazwoper Training Exposed
- IH/HAZMAT: Hazard Material Information Management and Regulatory Compliance
- TRANSPORTATION SAFETY: FAA Takes Aim at Pilots' Fatigue
- HEALTH CARE: Mobile Phones in Hospital Settings
- SAFETY CULTURE: Matching Your Organizational Culture to the Safety Mission
- WORKER'S COMP: The Upside to Thoroughly Explaining Comp Benefits
- MANAGEMENT: Plan, Train, and Maintain for Safety Success
- ERGONOMICS: It's All About Attitude
- WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: Improving Your Workplace Violence Program
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Cover Story
By Jerry Laws
"I think that the new rule the FAA has finalized is a great step forward when it comes to addressing fatigue in aviation," says NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman.
Features
By Linda J. Sherrard
Doing this right requires much more than simply a good chair.
By Barry R. Weissman
If you have an active team that either drills regularly or has real incidents, they are continually showing their competency each time they respond.
By Carl Potter, Deb Potter
Just like machines, people must be maintained, and training cannot occur only on rainy days and when the company has time.
By Abhinav Singh, Bharathi Purohit
Health professionals need to help raise awareness about the health risks of using an unclean cell phone.
By Kami Blake
With the phased acceptance of GHS document, classification, and labeling standards, the next few years could see significant and sweeping changes.
By Angelo Pinheiro, David O. Anderson
Management commitment is paramount to its success. Here’s how to translate it into concrete actions.
By Linda J. Sherrard
Head/face protection should be near the top of your list because it affects almost every other safety program you have on site.
By Ron Dennis, Billy D. Hayes
Leadership is the key to an ideal safety culture.
By Barry R. Weissman
As the hot weather approaches or if you have a hot work environment, get your employees into a temperature hardening program so they become acclimated.
By Theresa Y. Schulz
The best way to use the time while we await the new labeling regulation is to train users to fit protectors correctly and use fit testing to document the protection provided by a given protector.
By Henry Wright
Orienting and training employees is a crucial step in promoting a safe work environment, which will determine company insurance costs in the near future.
Departments
By Jerry Laws
In how many workplaces is the safety director being insulted, threatened, or possibly worse just for doing the job?
By Robert Pater
Wise strategists understand shortcuts are not their enemy.