CLICK HERE to Renew your Membership
CLICK HERE for a NEW Membership
CLICK HERE to see eligibility requirements for FREE Membership
If you have any questions, please contact me
I am proud to announce that SAFTENG and The Chlorine Institute have renewed our partnership for another year (through 2026). Members of The Chlorine Institute receive a FREE SAFTENG membership. If you qualify, please contact me
NOTE: Any trade group interested in becoming a partner with SAFTENG for your Member Companies, please reach out, and I can share the plan
SAFTENG has:
- Over 19,000 categorized unsafe acts/conditions and accident/injury photos
- Over 1,500 ppt's & doc's in the SAFTENG Library
- Over 5,000 Technical Articles on Process Safety, Emergency Response & OSH topics
- Over 450 videos (those not allowed on YouTube Channel)
Many THANKS to my NEW Members and those who CONTINUE to support SAFTENG:
Peter Drucker famously said, “Culture eats Strategy for breakfast.” So, does that mean focusing on culture and working on strategy later?
In a conversation with a CEO friend whose organization is struggling with lackluster EHS&S performance, the question of which is the cause and which to focus on was the problem statement. I countered with my own question: How are the other operations performance...
Read More
Leaders… Don’t confuse your lack of injuries or environmental events with good EHS performance.
DMAIC…Dig into what work drives your performance, measure it, understand trends, and chart a path to continuously improve, monitor, and respond… simple but effective!
Who are you holding accountable for EHS performance?
Read More
A friend in a new role asked me to engage in a recent discussion with his leadership team regarding goals and objectives. Next to leadership discussions, this is one of my favorite topics! The conversation prompted a reflection on how well they performed in prior years. They were quick to cite the decrease of NOV’s, “C “ft print, TRIR, DART and even the increase in the number of EHS observations conducted…one...
Read More
This study explored the pre-post effects of Safety Management by Walking Around (SMBWA) intervention. They also hypothesized that SMBWA would improve the organization-level safety climate because an enhanced safety climate may act as a form of organizational resource to buttress motivation and alleviate burnout. Not surprisingly, results indicated:
(Study link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106062)...
Read More
This ref’s delivery and leadership to regain control of a game that was getting out of hand was SPOT ON!
Everything necessary in life (rules, respect, and safety as a value) is ALL about the VALUES our leadership demonstrates. Our priorities change by the hour – our VALUES do not! We can change our priorities without any internal conflict; when our actions don’t align with our VALUES,...
Read More
If you have communicated with me by email over the years, you probably recognized that all my emails have a safety message in their signature/footer. This is one of my favorites, as it came from an ALJ in an OSHRC decision…
“It is not hard to find people who complain about government regulations, but the regulations often exist because people do not take optimal precautions on a...
Read More
The DOE Integrated SMS has seven (7) Guiding Principles as follows:
…
HomeRead More »
Read More
This is a new take, from DOE, on the core fundamentals of an SMS. We can see the core within this new model, now called an Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS). The five (5) core ISMS functions provide the necessary structure for all work that could potentially affect workers, the public, and the environment.
Define the scope of work
Hazards associated with the work are IDENTIFIED,...
Read More
The objective of an Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) is to incorporate safety into management and work practices at all levels, addressing all types of work and all types of hazards to ensure safety for the workers, the public, and the environment. An effective ISMS must address these principles and functions while considering the following:
…
HomeRead More »
Read More
This was a nice attempt to correct the obstructed clock on the wall. Why they did not just move the clock 6″ to the right or run the conduit differently is beyond me..
…
HomeRead More »
Read More
OSHA has revised its Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (NEP) based on enforcement history and combustible dust incident reports. In 2018, wood and food products comprised an average of 70 percent of the materials involved in combustible dust fires and explosions. Incident reports indicate that the majority of the industries involved in combustible dust hazards are
wood processing,
agricultural...
Read More
A plastics manufacturer’s failure to make sure required safety procedures were followed contributed to the death of a worker who suffered fatal injuries when he became entangled in a rotating part inside a bagging machine while trying to clear a jam. OSHA found that duct tape over the safety interlock prevented the machine from shutting down. The victim was caught by the machine and pulled into...
Read More
Partner Organizations
Member Associations
