I always remember a photographer saying the best camera he had was the one that got the shot. Similarly, a survey could be a mile long and uncover tons of interesting information yet, if almost no one is willing to take it, it will fail. The OPM survey couldn’t be simpler.
The OPM safety survey and its indications
OPM as a potential leading indicator
The world is in constant search for leading indicators. In safety, leading indicators are valuable as they can help us predict risk and avoid danger in the workplace or environment. At EHS, we do not subscribe to the often mis-used perception that safety meetings, inspections and observations are leading indicators. These are positive safety activities…
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The Smaller the Company, the Bigger the ROI with C.O.R.*!
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION (COR) is a registered Trademark of the Alberta Construction Safety Association) This is the third blog in a series on white papers created from research completed in partnership with the the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA). In the Saskatchewan construction industry, small businesses (less than 12 employees) form more than 90% of…
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Does C.O.R. Help Reduce Injuries?
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION (COR) is a registered Trademark of the Alberta Construction Safety Association) This is the second blog in a series on COR effectiveness. As we discussed in the first blog of this series, which you can find here, the study we did with the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA) sought to answer a…
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Infrastructure Stimulus Spending could Increase Injury Rates
As the debate over infrastructure spending and economic stimulus rages on, our focus has been on looking at the potential impact to injury rates that might result from an influx of cash in the construction sector. We’ll leave the economic debate to the economists and politicians but we’ll go on record supporting infrastructure spending. A…
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