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...
Toolbox Talks: Performance secrets of the Harlem Globetrotters
We hear some variation of this statement quite a bit: “We already do human performance; we have a behavior-based safety program.” It’s a common...
Toolbox Talks: Safety peer checking is not a sign of weakness
We talk a lot about safety traps in the workplace—the common occurrences that can cause people to make mistakes that can lead to on-the-job...
Toolbox Talks: Train on your feet and not in a seat
When your company decides to implement a Human Performance Improvement process, there are going to be limits to the amount of time, effort, and...
Tim Johnson: Why career and technical education is critical for Louisiana
The construction industry will need almost 2 million new skilled craft professionals in the United States by 2025.
As the last of the baby boomers...
The diversity challenge
In their myriad forms, diversity programs aimed at removing workplace obstacles to women, minorities and other groups are proliferating across the industrial landscape. While...
Toolbox Talks: Chose your human performance tools wisely
Human performance tools are like the physical tools you have in your toolbox. You don’t break out every tool you have when one or...
