... attitude injury lifting strength physical fitness upstream oil & gas movement assessment safety consumer health working posture safety professional physical job performance system knowledge undue fatigue oilfield trash assessment movement analysis health & medicine...

... implication serious injury leadership blender safety performance knowledge prevention krause safety improvement leadership decision improvement strategy new research fatality decision-making process safety safe decision sif event front line explosion Introduction...

... young professional upper management successful implementation regulation resistance floc ncse member implementation particular order future leader knowledge management statistics best practice information national construction safety executive recommendation construction industry...

... 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...

... in occupational safety and health can be defined as a structured method used to justify a project (intervention or solution) for decision-makers. It captures the effects of implementing programs or activities on employee health (injury or illness), hazards present, risk level, risk management, and the business...

... 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...

... Introduction A safe work place takes a coordinated effort on the part of all employees. Senior leaders establish safety-oriented vision and values, middle managers create safety management systems, safety professionals develop procedures, and frontline employees complete the work as safely...

... An Overview of Risk Assessment and the Importance of the Process This paper will focus on deploying a risk assessment process to reduce risk and effectively minimize incidents. Safety professionals need to move away from purely conducting hazard identification and implementing corrective...

... Introduction CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training is a nonprofit organization that currently serves as the National Construction Center for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). In cooperation with key federal and construction industry partners...

... 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...

... How to Read This Paper This paper is written in two different styles. The first portion is written in story form. All of the concepts are contained in the story. The main characters of the story are Jeff, a safety team member, and Joe, who comes to Jeff during a dream he has on an airplane...

... basis to decrease risk from external threats to the business? Who should be on the "team," and what is the role of the health and safety professional in the process? This paper will address the basic elements of an all-threats preparedness strategy, the steps to achieve sustainable internal systems...

... Introduction Preventing fatal and life-changing injury events moving 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...

..., 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...

.... This is intended to be a summary of the presentation as it is given. I ll break down my understanding of, approach to, and general thoughts for presentation design, with a noticeable emphasis on safety training. Of course, I m not the first person to realize that good training can be made better with a well...

... 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, petrochemical, and manufacturing industries. Widely touted and praised, they were adopted by many firms. Notably...

...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...