I think we can all use a little humor from time to time to lighten our load.  In this series of pictures we can see why people get hurt, we just can’t figure out why they would do them.  Pass… Continue reading →

It is not enough for language to have clarity and content: it must also have a goal and an imperative.

- Rene Daumal

A lack of commitment to safety is not the issue.  Everyone wants to be safe and go… Continue reading →

Fools lack all sense even when they walk down the street;

A safety fool is someone who considers themselves safe, but continually is found taking short cuts and experiencing multiple injuries.  Working safely takes effort.  Industrial safety has continually… Continue reading →

Do you think the guy sitting on the refrigerator is thinking, Hey, I think I’ll sit here so I can get hurt!  It is my opinion that he doesn’t see the hazardous situation.  Can you imagine the police report?

Seriously… Continue reading →

I remember when I was in my early 20s and the older workers would say, “Bend your knees or you’re going to regret it when you’re my age.”  They were right.  By the time I was there age (35) my… Continue reading →

My typical client is one where the risk of death is real if the participants in my workshops, seminars, and keynotes don’t take steps to mitigate the risk from the hazards in their workplaces.  Recently I was speaking to a… Continue reading →

I hope when we use our cell phones next time, we will consider the workers who died putting up the towers.  Recently on January 31^st a cell tower maintenance worker fell to his death from a cell tower.  This… Continue reading →

Safety Attitudes:

Improving your workplace’s safety culture begins with you

by Carl Potter, CSP

What is a safety attitude?  More importantly, what is your personal safety attitude?
A positive safety attitude is key to improving a company’s safety culture,… Continue reading →

Different tools are used to perform different tasks at home, work, and play.  A friend of mine, sent me this list of description that I thought might be helpful.  At the end of all the tools is a link to… Continue reading →

The old song, Just walk on by… was sung by the legendary Jim Reeves.  Mr. Reeves song was about being dishonest.  We could sing a similar song for safety; Just walk on by, don’t say a word about the hazardous… Continue reading →