The impacts felt by our changing climate – from erratic weather events, to forced migration, flooding and drought – will produce many winners and losers during the coming decades. It is a long-term trend of which an ever-growing number of investors are aware and starting to future-proof their portfolios in a way that mitigates climate-related […]
While the global textile and garment industry is worth some $3 trillion, the ephemeral nature of fashion – where what’s hot and what’s not can change in the blink of an eye – poses a series of formidable sustainability challenges, not least in the supply chain of brands everywhere. Many of these issues center around […]
Everything is easy when you’re not the one actually doing it, right? If fantasy could become reality, we would all have that easy button on our desks. Problem? BAM! Button pushed, problems solved. As safety professionals, we have one of the most difficult jobs in the world. We not only keep a workplace or jobsite […]
An April 2 memorandum issued by OSHA has notified Regional Directors that the agency is extending its National Emphasis Program on Nursing and Residential Care Facilities until it provides updated guidance or ends the program. Thomas Galassi, Director of the Directorate of Enforcement for OSHA, stated that the agency will continue to focus on enforcement […]
Employees working in a warehouse are exposed to a number of strenuous activities that can threaten their well-being. According to OHSA, the number of forklift-related accidents reaches close to 100,000 per year (100 fatal accidents, 34,900 serious injury accidents, and 61,800 non-serious accidents). As a result, those who handle heavy material handling equipment such as […]
When I look at the landscape of health and safety today in the United States and globally, it reminds me of a Henry Ford quote I heard long ago: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Our workforce is getting older and less healthy; organizations are experiencing […]
In the Terminator films, machines took over in 1997. In the Matrix films, it was closer to the year 2200. We are now somewhere in between these two scenarios. Robots are becoming ever more sophisticated and reactive. Computing power has seemingly limitless potential, as Moore’s law has demonstrated. In the span of human history, however, […]
If you had an asset that was worth millions of dollars, what would you do to protect it? Large investments are made in professional athletes. They are paid large contracts make their teams better and create more revenue opportunities to make an organization financially stronger (i.e., increase ticket sales, selling of team apparel, increase in […]
I believe learning, above all else, is what makes work fun. It has been thrilling to learn new products, new skills, and especially new people. This month has been particularly exciting, as I taught two employee learning programs on communication. Despite the fact we use this art form every day in business and in life, […]
“Use our training because the courses are instructionally sound.” How many times have I said these words when speaking to a prospective client or written these words when crafting a sales pitch? They have become commonplace in differentiating good training from bad. However, what does it take for an eLearning course to be ‘instructionally sound?’ […]