Complacency, Survivor Syndrome, and Hazard Blindness are some of the leading causes of workplace accidents. They develop when individuals perform the same hazardous task over and over without adequate protection in place, and there are no incidents. This lulls the individual and management into a false sense of being safe. In some cases, it is not simply a matter of indifference, but the hazard is forgotten to exist. Many factors play into the development of these insidious states of mind....

Sorry folks, a bit late on this one, and it is a little long. Last time we looked at ‘Qualified’ and ‘Competent’. We found they are very...

Welcome back to our discussion of OSHA terminology. Last time we discussed ‘Certified’ and found that OSHA does not certify anything, nor...