From the category archives:
On September 29, 2002, Doug Kalinowski was appointed Director of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). In that role, he oversees the MIOSHA program, which is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health standards and providing consultation, education and training, and outreach services. [click to continue…]
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It is with great excitement and pride that Michigan Safety News is reporting that two of our best friends and distinguished colleagues have received the State’s highest safety honors. [click to continue…]
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Myth #6- Safety Training… actually does some good.
Ok, I might be a little late getting to this myth. [click to continue…]
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Michigan Safety News is now on Facebook and Twitter! Users should take a moment and make us a “friend.” [click to continue…]
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This myth is ubiquitous in the field of occupational safety and health. Housekeeping standards and formal housekeeping programs like 5S are supposed to help workplaces improve both productivity and safety. [click to continue…]
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MYTH #2 – Safety is a noble profession.
On to this installation of “101 Myths that Every Safety Professional Believes”. Like the first Myth, I anticipate there will be a lot of disagreement with this. [click to continue…]
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Are the Damn Politicians Politicizing Our Passion??POLITICS (def): From the Latin, Poli meaning “many” and tics referring to small parasitic insects. [click to continue…]
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Recently, Debra Chester from the Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control (MIFACE) program provided us an article on this important program. As a reminder, you can easily access all previous reports by clicking on www.oem.msu.edu. Good information, keep it in your “Favorites.”
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Editor’s Note: I am pleased to have my friend and colleague Debra Chester, MS, describe the important work of the MIFACE program. I have had the privilege of serving on the MIFACE Advisory Committee for several years and it has been a very rewarding experience.
Our profession takes on many different paths, but I have found Debra’s to be quite unique in the sense that she deals exclusively with tragic fatal incidents. I have often commented to her my admiration for her professionalism and passion for what she does. MLE [click to continue…]
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While we keep working on Michigan Safety News, we have found some great articles for you to look at.
Safety Myth #11
December 12, 2010
in Guest Editorial, Safety Articles
“The Educational Transition from Technical Expertise to Management Systems Understanding is Beneficial to the Profession”
This Myth is not as straightforward as some of the others that I have previously presented and requires some [click to continue…]
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