The National Safety Council shared some insightful ideas regarding forward looking safety leadership at their recent NSC Conference and Expo. 10 ways to look at Safety like a Leader A leader sees safety as a value that guides decisions. Safety is true

Complacency’s impact on safety should not be underestimated. In a 2021 survey of more than 300 National Safety Council member organizations, “safety complacency among workers” is the top workplace safety issue. Jack Jackson defines complacency as true

Let’s examine the key practices that mitigate risk and build a sustainable safety culture when applied systematically. Proactive Leaders in a sustainable safety culture encourage workers to speak up about hazards. Above all, leadership actively true

How Can We Apply Mindfulness to Safety? Wombat Software wants to explore this question Mindfulness is the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions or experiences on a true

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The Wombat Software Team wants to spread the word about our friend Kevin Barrett’s Provoking Safety YouTube Channel. He has created a space where safety is not just discussed. The importance of actively promoting and having a positive influence on true

Near Misses are an Opportunity to Learn. They are an important leading indicator. If left un-examined, they can create an environment that is ripe for serious injuries. That is a lagging indicator that you will see once it is too late. How to Learn true

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Wombat Software wants to make hazard assessments smart. Connect the hazard assessments done at the corporate level to prepare for a project to the hazard assessments that workers doing the actual work use in the field. The first step in identifying true