Hazard/Risk
Proceed With Caution!
In your opinion, which is more dangerous?
Entering a confined space
Entering a pedestrian crosswalk on a busy street
March 15, 2018
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Leadership
Three Questions
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News Paul examines three darn good questions to see what we can learn. You might think this month’s article is about darn good questions, it is, but back up the truck: it is full of other darn good ideas including getting people to follow all the rules all the time, making change happen, execution, and safety leadership. You will be intrigued as he pulls the thread and brings them all together. There’s a lot to learn.
February 28, 2018
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Hazard/Risk
Safety Rules and the Wise
Remember when you were a kid and some grown-up would see you with your shoelaces untied?
February 15, 2018
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Execution
Perspective – And Leadership
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News Paul examines the perspective of leaders, how perspective can effect a leaders action, and how leaders can get a new perspective. He suggests the right perspective about safety is helpful, even critical, to sending everyone home alive and well at the end of the day.
January 31, 2018
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Hazard/Risk
Taking Care of Safety
The question of what comes first – production or safety – is one that is asked the world over. It’s easy to get caught up in the moment…
January 15, 2018
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Execution
The Danger Zone
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News Paul starts the New Year by examining the challenges of leadership and looking at how complacency plays into the goal of sending everyone home, at the end of each and every shift, alive and well.
January 1, 2018
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Uncategorized
The Perfect Gift
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News Paul makes his suggestion for the best gift of all for your followers. Want to give a gift that really makes a difference, check out Paul’s suggestion.
December 22, 2017
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Hazard/Risk
Harm’s Way
When it comes to getting hurt, there are only three ways that can happen: from something you do; from something someone else does to you; by an Act of God.
December 15, 2017
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Execution
Effect – And Cause
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News Paul digs into some of those recent events to see what we can use back on the job to make sure everyone goes home alive and well at the end of each and every day.
November 30, 2017
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Hazard/Risk
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Behind every safety rule stands a reason. And that reason almost always has something to do with someone getting hurt, making “every safety rule written in blood.”
November 15, 2017
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