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15 Safety Things You Should Have Learned as a Child
The very first safety meeting or training you ever had was not at your first job, it was more likely done at home. It was delivered by either mom or dad and could have gone any which way from a nice gentle reminder, that’s something you shouldn’t touch sweetheart to… Listen ⇢
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Companies Behaving Badly-Fool’s Day
Are you the company fool? No, not the class clown or funny guy making jokes when someone needs a laugh to improve their day. I’m talking about the fool that doesn’t think he needs to wear his safety harness to prevent him from falling off a building. I’m talking about… Listen ⇢
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Really Burns My Butt – Die Young
When a young person dies in war, it is heartbreaking and only somewhat comforting that it was in the service of their country. When a young person dies in an industrial accident it is just as heartbreaking and in both cases the world has lost an original masterpiece, someone who… Listen ⇢
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Companies Behaving Badly – Spring Forward
Hopefully by now, your body clock is back in rhythm and you have taken the time to make sure your family is safe and protected by replacing the batteries in your smoke/carbon monoxide detectors and have checked that your fire extinguishers are still fully charged and ready to go when… Listen ⇢
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Companies Behaving Badly-WHY
Why bother? Why bother to continue to beat up on companies for safety violations when their employees continue to die in falls because they believe they won’t die. (Well, actually they don’t always die. Sometimes they suffer with life long disabilities associated with the crushing of bones in their bodies or… Listen ⇢
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Like it or Not, Your Drivers Are Good or Bad Ads
While waiting for a red light to change the other day, my car windows suddenly began to vibrate along with the rest of the car from a pulsing base that emanated from the van that had just pulled up alongside. I am always curious so I glanced over and saw a young man… Listen ⇢
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Companies Behaving Badly-Repeat
Apologize for the delay of CBB. Between traveling to Boston, experiencing the polar vortex and the demands of other projects, I just plain fell behind. Now without further ado. Sometimes it is a good thing to repeat something. Repeat championships, repeat customers, repeat awards and sometimes repeat is just bad. Ask some of the… Listen ⇢
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Companies Behaving Badly-Not My Fault
It seems like no one wants to take responsibility for anything these days. Everyone from elected officials, politicians, CEOs, utility companies, managers and workers want to blame someone else when “IT” happens. Then the amount of energy and resources used on covering their asses, making up lies and elaborate denials, throwing… Listen ⇢
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Just Putting It Out There – The Knee Jerk
The above Dilbert comic is what I like to call a knee-jerk reaction to a workplace safety issue. It always immediately occurs after a serious accident that results in serious injury or death. It’s spawned from a combination of good intentions and guilt mixed with the panic of lawsuits and… Listen ⇢
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