Safety Experts Talk

Predictive Solutions’ primary goal is to end deadly workplace accidents by the end of this century. Their General Manager, Griffin Schultz, details how this can become a reality. Their website is PredictiveSolutions.com.

Workers are asked to monitor workplace safety. But can you count on them?

“Safety Cary” describes how average Joes can help the safety pros. Cary Usrey writes a regular blog for predictivesolutions/safeycary/.com

Chris Holcombe VP, GM of Bulwark FR, describes their breakthrough in flame-resistant clothing. Clothing that is NOT hot, heavy, stiff or itchy. With their partner Milliken & Company, Bulwark is creating light and breathable clothes which give protection from flash fires and arc flash.

Only 10% of safety issues are visible to us. Rosa Carrillo suggests that 90% lurk below the waterline due to cultural lack of awareness. Rosa is a safety consultant, speaker, author and MSOD. She is the president of Carrillo and Assoc. of Long Beach, CA.

Is it safe to eat food you dropped on the floor in the employee lunchroom? Prof. Anthony Hilton reveals the results of his microbiology study at Aston University, Birmingham, England.

See a link to the study in the transcript to this podcast at www.creativesafetysupply.com/podcast

Krista Hoffmeister of the University Of Colorado did a study of leadership and safety. It raises some interesting questions and provides even better answers.If the boss sets a good example, does on-the-job safety improve?See a link to Krista Hoffmeister’s study in the transcript to this podcast at www.creativesafetysupply.com/podcast

Dave Weber says “My father and my uncle were both seriously hurt in on-the-job accidents…I get a lot of satisfaction from sharing information and resources with other folks so that they can help to prevent other people’s fathers and uncles from being hurt on the job.” Dave, formerly of OSHA provides links to free safety resources on his website.

Jeff Hajek discusses the paths a company takes when creating a continuous improvement culture, and what kind of structure they need to support it.

Matt Wrye is a Lean implementer with a passion for continuous learning on all subjects related to business and Lean. He gives examples from his own career about 5S and Lean improving safety, improving processes, eliminating waste, saving money.

Rich Kneece tells about Vocoli.com’s replacement for the old “suggestion box”, that can be workflow or collaborative based. The result is much faster, more reliable data.