Every Friday we pass on a few health and safety articles we enjoyed throughout the week in a “Best of the Week” post.

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Workplace Safety Articles

Safety — Finding the Right Mix of Idealism and Realism
Are all accidents preventable? This is the question Mr. Mathis poses in this piece on Safety Culture Excellence. Of course, the pure idealist and the pure realist will have opposing viewpoints, but perhaps finding the right mix between these two viewpoints would be most productive.

Workplace Safety — What Matters Most 
You come home from work. You hang up your coat and drop off your bag. You greet your significant other and give your kids a hug. That’s what matters most. “What Matters Most” is a short and inspiring 60-second video from Work Safe for Life.

Guide to Developing Your Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention Program (with checklists for self-inspection)  
This guide from the California Department of Industrial Relations outlines employers’ responsibilities in establishing, implementing and maintaining an IIP Program. It’s a massive resource worthy of a bookmark for future reference.

Using Workplace Safety and Health Data for Injury Prevention 
The world is swimming in data these days. The challenge is to find relevant and actionable insights that inform a coherent prevention strategy — a signal amongst the noise, if you will. This resource from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides guidance for making sense of all the data.

A Super Bowl Champions Guide to Health and Safety Performance 
What if we cared about our people enough to help them be the best they can be? This is the philosophy adopted by Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks — which turns out to be extremely effective. They have the Super Bowl Championship rings to prove it.