Toolbox Talks: Are you condoning risky behaviors?
Recently, I was in a workshop at a safety conference where the presenter was talking about how organizations can contribute to errors and accidents....
Toolbox Talks: Tips for giving positive reinforcement
It should go without saying that positive reinforcement is the best way to improve worker performance. Study after study has scientifically validated what we...
Toolbox Talks: 3 keys to performance improvement
While recently attending a Human Performance Improvement conference, I had the opportunity to talk with a first-time attendee named Joe. I had been to...
Toolbox Talks: 5 tips to better communicate with millennials
Spoiler Alert: It’s the same as communicating with everyone else.
Since the dawn of time, I imagine the older generation has looked at the younger...
Billy Arcement: Create the right culture for safety
What do your employees react to or say about your safety initiatives? Do they love it, or moan when they think about it? Not...
Toolbox Talks: Target zero is everyone’s target
In our last article, we looked at why we are inconsistent when it comes to backing our cars into parking spots. We offered two...
Toolbox Talks: Wait a minute; back that car up.
When you’re in a parking lot or parking garage, do you notice that some vehicles are backed into the parking spaces? As you picture...
Toolbox Talks: How a fractured thumb can result in uneven hip bones
A 17-year-old female Australian cricket player went to the hospital with a thumb injury.
X-rays revealed a fracture down the middle of the knuckle on...
Toolbox Talks: Tragic decisions
I recently had the opportunity to attend a short training session on hoist and crane safety. Rigging and lifting is not my area of...
Toolbox Talks: 3 questions to ask (and not ask) your workers
The way you ask a question makes a big difference in the response you get. When it comes to Human Performance and safety, you...
