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“Attributes of Injury Free Workers” Recently David L. Walline, CSP, of Owens Corning Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, wrote an article titled, “What Injury-Free Workers Can Teach Us.” Within that article he

Are YOU -- Mindful or Mindless Have you ever found yourself somewhere with no recollection of how you got there? You know it took several behaviors and decisions to get

An Injury Free Culture What Injury-free is not It is not the same as zero It is not a goal, but rather a value It is not a guarantee It

An Eye Injury Lesson Devastating eye injuries occur more frequently than you may think. Hazards from steam, grinding debris, chemical splashes and blunt force trauma can injure our eyes and

ALL Tasks Have Risks ---  Do you Know Them?? Our appreciation of risks sometimes is subjective based on our perception of risk. We sometimes associate risk only with complicated tasks

“ALCOHOL and YOU” Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, although in smaller amounts it may appear to have a mild stimulant effect. The main psychoactive ingredient in alcoholic beverages

“Actively Caring” Ref: 2010; Geller, E. Scott “Cultivating an Actively Caring Culture: The Courage and Compassion of an Injury-Free Workplace;” EHS Today In an actively caring culture, people look out

Accidents Don’t Just Happen Whenever there’s an accident, whether the result is a fatality or a broken plate or anything in between, someone is sure to ask: "How did it

Safety Planning - Preparing to do the Job The “What _ How _ What _ How _ What” Process. What am I about to do? How do I plan to

“Lulled Into A Rhythm of Routine” A woman declares “Every weekday morning my husband's alarm clock goes off at 5:30. He gets up, showers, shaves, brushes his teeth, gets dressed,