... and workers should be able to carry out the day s activities without undue fatigue. As safety professionals, we work hard to ensure our employees health and safety and send them home in one piece at the end of the day. However, as muscle strains and sprains continue to be at the top of the list for injuries...

...Session No. 541 Safe Decision Making in Organizations: New Research and Improvement Strategies Thomas R. Krause, Ph.D. Kristen J. Bell, M.A., M.B.A. Krause Bell Group Ojai, CA Introduction Thought leaders in the safety community have known for many years that safe decision making is an essential...

... Introduction Established in March of 1986, the National Construction Safety Executives (NCSE) is a group of Executive Safety Professionals from 30 of the top design, engineering and construction firms in the nation. These individuals meet regularly to discuss and share information, ideas...

... Introduction "Eye on Fatigue" is a unique approach for communicating a comprehensive fatigue risk management strategy (FRMS) to organizations. The model visually demonstrates the need for integrating organizational strategies and worker engagement to create a strong fatigue management safety...

...Session No. 501 From Safety Leader to Business Leader Bridging the Gap John McBride, SPHR, SHRM-SCP National Recruiting Team Leader Consentium Search LLC Short Hills, NJ Introduction Today s most successful companies look for their leaders to be active business partners, regardless...

... productive. This paper will focus on how IoT, including wearable technology and RTLS, can enhance environmental awareness and real-time visibility of worker's safety and productivity on active jobsites, as well as into building operations. The IoT network created for the RTLS allows for information from...

... with that solution or, more succinctly, what was the value to the company for implementing this solution. Introduction to the PtD Business Case Model What Is the SH&E Business Case? A business case in occupational safety and health can be defined as a structured method used to justify a project (intervention...

... Green Jobs and Sustainable Safety Culture The expansion of green jobs has promoted inspiration and hope for positive impacts on the economy and the environment. Green jobs are traditionally defined as jobs supporting environmental sustainability. Globally, countries have set "green" objective...

...Session No. 563 Setting Frontline Supervisors Up for Success in Safety Judy Agnew, Ph.D. Sr. Vice President Safety Solutions Aubrey Daniels International Atlanta, GA Introduction A safe work place takes a coordinated effort on the part of all employees. Senior leaders establish safety-oriented...

... incidents. Safety professionals need to move away from purely conducting hazard identification and implementing corrective action to a format of assessing the risks associated with task completion. We have seen many organizations make the move to conduct risk assessments in some fashion. The next step...

... Session No. 553 Improving Safety and Health in Construction by Putting Research into Practice Babak Memarian, Ph.D. Linda M. Goldenhar, Ph.D. Eileen Betit, B.A. CPWR The Center for Construction Research and Training Silver Spring, MD Introduction CPWR The Center for Construction Research...

... Introduction Falls are one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities and violations related to fall protection have been at the top of the Occupational Health & Safety Administration's (OSHA) list for the past six years. Unfortunately, fall injuries and fatalities continue to increase...

...Session No. 594 OSHA s Enforcement and Significant Changes in 2015 NFPA 70E Doug Tellin, ME, Owner Electrical Safety Specialists LLC Louisburg, KS Introduction The need to assist employers and employees in preventing electrical injuries and deaths has never been greater. With this need, there have...

...Session No. 525 Responding to Safety Interventions in a Positive Way: Changing Safety Cultures John W. Drebinger Jr., C.Ht. Certified Speaking Professional Owner: John Drebinger Presentations Galt, California How to Read This Paper This paper is written in two different styles. The first portion...

...Session No. 554 Preparedness: Are You Ready to Deal with a Crisis? Sharon Kemerer, MSN, COHN-S/CM, FAAOHN Corporate Director, Occupational Health & Safety Baxter International Deerfield, IL Deborah R. Roy, MPH, COHN-S, CET, CSP, FAAOHN Corporate Director, Health Safety and Wellness L.L.Bean, Inc...

... forward will require a different approach than what the safety profession has been doing for most of the last 80 years. Heinrich s safety pyramid approach could only take us so far with its frequency-of-incidents approach. To get beyond that, we must look deeper into an organization s climate (or culture...

..., or even working, than listening to this drivel. More importantly, you would rather be doing your favorite things with your family. Now, imagine you're not in this session by choice but your job requires you to attend. This can't get much worse! Oh wait, it can—today's topic, "Safety Training." Maslow's...

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...Session No. 557 BBS: The Good (Ice Cream), The Bad (Green Beans), and the Ugly Bill Sims, President The Bill Sims Company BBS Processes and Their Potential Behavior-based safety (BBS) methods entered their "heyday" in the 1980s and 1990s, largely driven by successful implementations in the military...

...Session No. 590 Safety Differently: A New View of Safety Excellence Ron Gantt SCM Safety San Ramon, CA Introduction According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2015 the occupational fatal injury rate in the United States was 3.4 (BLS, 2016). This represents a disappointing...