Toolbox Talks: Error defenses are everywhere
Marty, a member of the Knowledge Vine team, and his wife Michelle have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of their first child: a little...
South Louisiana companies use virtual reality to train workforce
Imagine the immense responsibility on the shoulders of an 800-ton crane operator, installing two large, 150-foot-tall reactors along with a smaller one—weighing a combined...
Toolbox Talks: Human error in the news
People magazine published an interesting article about “human error” this past weekend.
You can read about it here but this is the Cliff Notes version:...
Toolbox Talks: Procedures are a tool like a knife
If you’re reading this, then the title was just weird enough to pique your interest. "Procedures are like a knife? What kind of nonsense...
Toolbox Talks: Is it human performance or behavior-based safety that gets you Pro-Bowl players?
This article is part four in a series. If you want to check out the previous installments, you can find them here: Part 1...
Human performance and behavior-based safety: What’s the difference?
This article is part three in a series. Check out parts one and two. In a nutshell, here are the two big concepts from the...
Robots are coming for manufacturing jobs—and Louisiana has the most to lose
Louisiana is tied with Oregon as the most vulnerable states to the “robot revolution” in manufacturing, according to a recent report by Oxford Economics.
Louisiana’s...
Toolbox Talks: Human performance and behavior-based safety: What’s in a name?
If you hate extra steps, here’s a quick recap: Both Human Performance and Behavior-Based Safety, as originally intended, should look at the behavior of...
Gulf Coast energy execs: ‘Second wave’ plus LNG surge could be a problem
Nearly 7,000 Gulf Coast energy leaders at a recent downstream petrochemical conference in Houston quickly got down to the business of addressing their biggest...
Safety leaders: Companies must adopt ‘new generation’ approaches
An all-encompassing, holistic approach to safety is needed in the workplace, safety leaders emphasized at a global conference last week in New Orleans.
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