6/17/2019 On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart gave an emotional testimony before a House panel as he called on Congress to reauthorize a fund that compensates victims of 9/11 and their families. Nearly seven years after that fateful day, many began to suffer from various types of Read more…
5/13/2019 Today we are seeing the next generation of S&H professionals moving into prominent positions. It is great to see that the visions of the pioneers in our profession are not fading and even becoming part of mainstream America. Just look at recycling efforts around the country as well as Read more…
4/1/2019 On May 4, 1988, a fire mysteriously began which then was followed by several explosions occurring at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant in Henderson, Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The disaster caused two fatalities, 372 injuries, and an estimated $100 million of damage. Read more…
3/25/2019 Zero Accident Philosophy: ZAP. This is the concept that all accidents are preventable. At the same time, there are many that say the Zero Accident Philosophy is strictly a lofty goal and realistically speaking, can never be achieved. Maybe for a limited time, but the ideal of ensuring a Read more…
2/11/2019 In recent years, a new term in warfare has emerged: Dirty Bombs. This term made notoriety in America in June 2002, when an al-Qaida terrorist named José Padilla was arrested at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and charged with assisting in the construction of such a device. A dirty Read more…
8/13/2018 A few weeks ago, the nation was celebrating the memory of Senator John McCain. Many stories were told about his life of service; however, one grabbed my attention. It was the tragic event that occurred when John McCain was on the USS Forrestal: an aircraft carrier that suffered a Read more…
7/16/2018 Any person who has studied accidents – workplace or otherwise – investigating the basic cause of an unwanted event would inevitably find at the foundation, was a lack of understanding or cognizant awareness of the surroundings involving the incident. Take, for example, the recent rescue of the boys’ “Wild Read more…
6/11/2018 It is understandable that many people lump the organizational processes of lessons learned, feedback and continuous improvement within the same category. True, they do have similarities, but there are differences as each serving their specific purpose. To begin, feedback is part of a larger, all-encompassing work process described within Read more…
4/9/2018 All of us have crossed railroad tracks while driving. Some people drive cautiously while others seem to push their luck and even cross when the gates are closing. Sometime cars will even cross when the gates are down as they do not see any train and therefore, think they Read more…
3/26/2018 It was on March 11; a Sunday evening in New York City when a helicopter plunged into the East River, killing five people. Only the pilot survived. For those not familiar with New York City, New York’s East River separates the Boroughs of Manhattan from Queens and Brooklyn, and Read more…