E-Books: From Accidents to Zero
From Accidents to Zero: A Practical Guide to Safety Culture is positively different from traditional safety and health books. Sharman…
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Safety Flash: Overturning of the Lifeboat Kristin Faye
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States has published Marine Accident Brief MAB 20-36 relating to the overturning of…
E-Books: Accident Incident Prevention Techniques 2nd Edition
Accident Incident Prevention Techniques Second Edition by Charles D. Reese. The 2nd edition of Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques provided clear, comprehensive…
Safety Flash: Towing Fatality
In July 2020, a Prince Edward Island worker was fatally injured when struck by an airborne broken chain. An excavator…
Safety Flash: Unsafe lifting operations
A member reports two incidences of unsafe lifting, which are worthy of note. Incident 1 Unsafe Lifting Operations By sub-contractor…
Photo of the day:7 Ineffective Safety Practices (And What To Do Instead)
Sometimes, it’s good to be reminded of what works and what doesn’t work, whether you’re talking about food choices, sleep…
Photo of the day:5-Signs your Near-Miss Reporting is failing
It’s easy to discount the importance of near-miss incidents since they don’t result in any real injury or property damage.…
Photo of the day: 10 Elements of Successful Behavior-Based Safety Program
More and more we need to look at new approaches to achieving safe and healthy workplaces. We need to apply…
Photo of the day: Tracking Near Miss Incidents
Does your organization have a process and program enabled to report on near misses easily? Are corrective actions being implemented…
Safety Flash: Electric Shock Resulting in Burn
What happened? An ROV technician received an electric shock to his left arm beneath the elbow, resulting in a burn.…
Safety Flash: LTI- Loss of Finger Tip and Nail
What happened? While the crew was moving lashing materials (chains, shackles, and turnbuckles) from the garage deck into a storage…
Safety Flash: Explosion And Fire Onboard The chemical Tanker STOLT Greenland
What happened? The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its interim report into a serious explosion and fire…
9 Tips to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If your job or favorite hobby puts a strain on your hands and wrists, you might wonder if you have carpal…
Tips for Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Substance use and abuse can be a touchy topic, but covering it is essential for workplace safety. Employees who show…
Using Machine Learning to Reduce Workplace Accidents
Machine learning (ML) is a term for the processes by which a machine automatically learns to improve with experience. The…
Safety Flash: Finger injury caused by incorrectly secured console cover
What happened? An incorrectly secured console cover closed in an unplanned and unexpected way, trapping a crew member’s finger, which…
Safety Flash: double Man overboard Resulting in one fatality
What happened? During preparations for disconnecting a tow tug which was moored to a barge in turn moored to the…
Planning Toolbox Talks 6 Things to Consider
Toolbox talks are a quick and easy way to deliver key safety information to workers and provide brief refresher training.…
What Is The Difference Between Incidents and Accidents?
How does your company manage its safety and health incident information? Traditional safety methodology involves capturing and analyzing data related…
Safety Flash: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer warning
Source: HeliOffshore Infoshare 2020-013 This report is in relation to a Company customer with an employee who used alcohol-based hand gel…
Hidden Costs of Accidents and It’s Measuring
Safety professionals know that there are hefty costs to workplace accidents. An injured worker comes with all sorts of price…
Near Miss incidents Overview
Near miss incidents, close calls, or close shaves have often been referred to as “safety in the shadows,” as this…
Safety Flash: Dump truck operator fatally electrocuted by high-voltage line
Case report: #18KY024* Issued by: Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Date of incident: June 22, 2018 Summary On…
How to properly investigate accidents in your workplace 10 Critical Steps
We all wish we could achieve a zero accident workplace, but that’s simply not possible. Accidents happen, no matter the…