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Pyrotechnics Explosion Kills 21-Year-Old Worker

A 21-year-old employee was killed after a fireworks explosion at the Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas. The worker, an employee of Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation Inc., had been taking inventory of the pyrotechnics used in an outdoor musical production when the explosion occurred.

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OSHA Launches Web Resource For Women In Construction

Washington - OSHA has launched a webpage on safety and health issues specific to female construction workers.

OSHA created the page in response to recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.  The webpage, located at www.osha.gov/doc/topics/women, provides information on personal protective equipment and sanitary facilities.  OSHA has also entered into an alliance with the National Association of Women in Construction to develop training programs and resources to help protect female construction workers.

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Blog by Myrna Arroyo, 2013

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Square Pegs, Round Holes, & ISNetworld™ Compliance

Many of our firm’s clients are familiar with ISNetworld™, and the unique set of challenges that accompany “voluntary” compliance with legal and other requirements.  For those that are unfamiliar, or who are facing implementation of ISNetworld™ or a similar procurement management software, it is of paramount importance that you understand that there are positive and negative consequences associated with membership.

Keep in mind, this isn’t intended to be a hit piece or to promote one particular procurement system over another.  They all have their positives, e.g. creating efficiencies from information, safety records, program verification, and customer communication.  However, they have their negatives as well.  Driving a startup into a compliance mentality is just as futile as pushing a square peg into a round hole.

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By Daniel Slattery

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Zero is the Enemy of “Safe”

In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins opened with the phrase “good is the enemy of great.” As safety leaders, and whether we’d like to believe it or not, it has a lot of applicability how we handle safety in our organizations. With a little shuffling around, we could say something like “zero is the enemy of safe.”

The concept of no workplace injuries, illnesses or recordable incidents in the workplace is how many of our organizations define how safe the organization is. Most of us know that in many cases this can be attributed resilience, some safety efforts, or blind luck. Incident rates can be managed through aggressive occupational health providers and programs, and as long as the organization can go to work tomorrow, “we’re good.” Here, good (zero) is the enemy of great (safe).

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Written by Daniel Slattery

References:Collins, J. (2001). Good to Great. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-662099-6.