Toolbox Talks: Eternal evaluations
If our safety numbers are trending in the right direction, we must be pretty good, right?
When we see our numbers improving it’s easy to...
Toolbox Talks: Be specific in your coaching
Here’s a story that will likely horrify my daughter.
When she passed her driving test and moved from her permit to her license, like most...
Toolbox Talks: Procedures are there for your worst day
Procedures are probably the single greatest way to improve the performance of an organization. After all, if we have determined the best way to...
ExxonMobil, LED partner with local IT firms for virtual reality training initiative
ExxonMobil, in partnership with Louisiana Economic Development, is launching an initiative to bolster the Baton Rouge area tech sector by investing in virtual reality...
Toolbox Talks: How much are you relying on luck?
Can we rely on 0.1% luck in our operations? In other words, is 99.9% good enough? If it was, here are some startling statistics:
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Louisiana expanding Jump Start Summers program
The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is expanding the Jump Start Summers program, giving more than 3,000 high school students the opportunity...
Toolbox Talks: The perils of ‘summit fever’
“Summit fever” is a mountaineering term that describes the drive or compulsion of a climber to reach the summit of a mountain no matter...
Contractor barred from suing Valero for chemical burn injuries
A contractor injured when chemicals spilled on him at a Louisiana Valero Energy Corp. oil refinery in May 2018 can’t sue the company or...
Toolbox Talks: The importance of safety self-checking
In everything we do, we are all personally responsible for our own decisions and actions. While on the job we are often around other...
ABC Pelican brings home 14 national awards
The Pelican Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. brought home 14 awards from the national ABC Convention in Long Beach, California—including the ABC...
