James Parker

Safety: It’s the BEHAVIOR, Silly

Physically demanding jobs in challenging work environments always result in injuries. There are simply too many things that can go wrong, and the body is far from indestructible. We can all accept these truths. What we should not accept is that nothing ca... Read >

If You Really Want to Know How Good Your Safety Program Is, Ask Your Employees

Whenever I interview a senior manager about their company’s safety program, I start by asking them for their assessment of the company’s program. Inevitably, the answer is positive. Then I ask the more relevant question: “What would your employees say if ... Read >

Who’s Responsible for Safety?

Responsibility is a key to having a safe organization, whether the company’s business is manufacturing, meat packing or marketing. But where does the responsibility fall, and what does it entail? Most companies understand that there needs to be one perso... Read >

The Enchanting Features of Magento—An Open Source E-Commerce Platform

E-commerce is one of the most emerging business market and in order to run your e-commerce business smoothly and efficiently, Magento is providing great support. That helps the Magento software to grow its roots in the dimension of e-commerce businesses. ... Read >

How to Install Downloaded Magento Theme?

Magento is emerging as one of the most efficient E-commerce source not only because of its front-end features but also because of its free nature. It helps Magento to become familiar in an e-commerce field by leaps and bounds. Because of its rapid growth,... Read >

Ask Your Employees if You Have a Strong Safety Program

One of the first questions we ask management when assessing a company or organization’s safety program, is “How strong is your overall safety program?". Invariably the answer is positive. Every company wants to believe that they have a strong approach t... Read >

A Brief Introduction to Virtual Private Network

A Virtual Private Network or more often, VPN, as its name suggests, a kind of private network that is used for private and secure communication merely. Though, it will be more expensive if someone wishes to have their own private network just to make have... Read >

Safety Meetings – The Heart of a Strong Program

Safety Meetings are often regarded as a necessary evil; something that has to be done, no matter how boring and repetitious. Instead, they should be looked upon as an opportunity to connect with employees. Mandatory safety meetings tend to cover the sa... Read >

The Importance of an Illness & Injury Prevention Plan (IIPP)

The foundation to any company or organization’s safety program is their Injury & Illness Prevention Plan, commonly known as the IIPP. The more current the plan, the more relevant to the employees. Companies make three basic mistakes when it comes to thei... Read >

Personality Matters in Safety

Think how many times long-term employees have heard the same safety topics covered, and attended the same safety trainings. How can you expect them to stay interested? Like any good teacher, the safety trainer must get the trainees engaged. He (or She)... Read >

Bilingual Safety Training For the Workplace More Positively Tuned Into Safety

The workforces in most of America have changed significantly in the past twenty years, but the safety training that should accompany that change has not. Bilingual safety training is a requisite for any workforce that has members whose primary language ... Read >

"Is Attitude the Cause of Your Injuries?”

Statistically, we know that most workplace injuries are the result of behavior , not conditions. Careless behavior and unsafe behavior are behind most injuries, but what’s the real cause? Companies that provide safety training and hold regular safety ... Read >

Sure Safety is About Behavior, But How Do I Change Behavior?

Only after my first injury review, did the light go on. You know, when you have one of those epiphanies, when you suddenly get it. Sometimes it’s something that everyone seemed to already know. For me the epiphany occurred at our annual review of all the ... Read >

Safety Training: Online or On-Site?

One of the more dangerous trends in the field of safety is safety training that is done online, rather than on-site. The advantages of online training are easy to see: computers are readily available, and the logistics are hard to beat. Just one problem a... Read >

HR Manager: What Is Your Responsibility for Safety?

The tasks of a Human Resource professional seem to be expanding on an almost daily basis. Managers who left the field twenty years ago wouldn’t recognize the job today. With all that is required, the challenge of setting priorities correctly becomes very ... Read >