Your safety team is only as strong as its members. And while much attention is given to safety officers, safety representatives, and managers, there are still critical roles that collect, generate and analyze safety data.

As a safety professional, you’re trained to recognize safety issues in the workplace. More than that, you have to train your workforce to recognize safety hazards when they arise and how to go about their workday safely.

All too often, we talk about safety as a question of policies, programs, training, and finding the right protective equipment. And while all those things are important in a safety program, the truth is, there are plenty of other topics that go overlooked while you’re addressing the usual suspects.

How do you create a workplace with unique solutions to unconventional problems? How do you strengthen your problem-solving skills to take a smarter approach to new challenges? How do you think outside the box?

By now, we can all agree that smoking cigarettes, even e-cigarettes, is a bad habit that most people would be wise to cut out. Nevertheless, many people continue to do it, and most can’t always go a full day at work without lighting up. Naturally, this creates a quandary for employers in all industries.

Appropriate signage is sometimes one of the most overlooked aspects of creating a safe work environment. It sounds simple enough, but too many employers don’t fully recognize the impact they can have and their importance to workers. After all, you can never do too much to promote a safe workplace culture.

Although many workplace safety topics stay the same from year to year, there are usually some noticeable trends within individual years that stand out. In 2020, workplace safety was marked by COVID-19; however, there were plenty of other workplace safety topics that shared time on center stage.

Safety on the job is about more than just putting rules and regulations in place. Having a positive approach to those rules and regulations, otherwise known as a positive safety mindset, is what truly makes your place of work a safer environment. Here are some of the benefits of a positive safety mindset at work.

When you’re developing a training program related to health and safety for workers, it can be hard to know where to begin. It’s vital that employees and employers understand how important safety training is, so you may be feeling a lot of pressure to get it right.

Unfortunately, in this ever-changing business landscape of downsizing and outsourcing and limited resources, every spare dollar has to be justified, even in the case of safety training and, worse, in the case of hiring EHS professionals. You need to make every cent go further, but you still need to guarantee the health and safety of your employees.