newsletter edition 05 | July 2024
Examining the Factors Affecting Safety Performance in Industries
Implementing safety and health practices in the industry is paramount for maintaining uninterrupted and stable operations. Consequently, industries establish safety performance systems to monitor status and ensure the robustness of management and integrity of safety-related tasks. With insights into the significance of diverse factors for safety performance, companies can consider additional perspectives and prioritize key elements to seek continuous improvement in safety and health. The survey was designed after the Health and Safety (cultural) Diagnostic Tool (HSDT) developed by the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive. Statistical assessment techniques, including one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Kruskal–Wallis test, and Dunn’s test, were employed to evaluate the importance and influence of various factors. The study reveals that the care level of employers holds the highest statistical importance in safety performance, with higher levels of care correlating with more favorable safety outcomes. Furthermore, the presence of in-house safety professionals significantly contributes to improved safety outcomes.
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A Model for Assessing and Managing Workplace Ergonomics Risk Factors

Ergonomic risk factors exist in almost every workplace, contributing to 33% of all disabling occupational incidents and 40% of the direct workers’ compensation costs annually (Liberty Mutual, 2019; Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020). In addition to worker injuries, such risk factors negatively impact quality, production, service efficiency, employee morale, and overall operational success.
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The Hub
The Intersection Where All Safety Professionals Come Together

Use The Hub to access industry knowledge, best practices, expert insight, and as a place to connect with other safety professionals. Content is provided in a variety of formats — from articles and eBooks to videos and webinars to podcasts and interviews — and designed for a range of learning styles.
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SHIFT
Calling all EHS Students!

Are you currently enrolled in an EHS program? Have you recently conducted safety research or scholarly investigation?

Here's your chance to have your findings published in a peer-reviewed academic journal! SHIFT, the BCSP Foundation's academic journal, is accepting submissions for our Student Research Showcase.

Click the button below to view submission guidelines and to submit your work. To view student posters already published in SHIFT, visit our Student Research Showcase home.
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SUBMIT YOUR RESEARCH TO SHIFT
Are you currently conducting or have you recently completed innovative EHS research? By submitting to SHIFT, your research will be available to a broad audience of international subscribers, freely accessible to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, and published rapidly in the next issue.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Data for Decision Makers: Finding Policy, Systems, and Environmental Solutions for Public Health Problems
Public health decision makers are tasked with developing solutions to a variety of health problems. Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches are part of the portfolio of options they can use. PSE approaches work at a macro level and aim to improve health by changing factors such as rules or laws (policy), organizational procedures or protocols (systems), or physical, social, and economic environments.
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Grainger
Keep Pace with Evolving Fall Protection Safety Standards

The ANSI/ASSP Z359 fall protection standards, first introduced in 1992, are continually evolving to help protect workers at height. The standards provide guidance on everything from full-body harnesses and self-retracting devices to fall arrest systems, self-rescue systems, and more. Use this overview of the standards and frequently asked questions to help stay up to date on related safety measures and guide your fall protection program.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Safety

The National Safety Council (NSC), in partnership with and funded by Lloyds Register Foundation, seeks to address the critical challenge of DEI by embarking on a first-of-its-kind examination of the state of DEI and safety.

A synthesis of literature review, surveys, interviews, and stakeholder engagement contributed to developing a model for DEI-informed safety. The intent of this model is not to be all-encompassing, but to provide a framework and language to describe the various levels of observed maturity, motivation, engagement, understanding and best practices related to DEI and safety.

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NIOSH
An Urgent Call to Address Work-Related Psychosocial Hazards and Improve Worker Well-Being

Work-related psychosocial hazards are factors in the work environment that can cause stress, strain, or interpersonal problems for the worker. This has the potential to cause physical and psychological harm. The extensive and cumulative impacts of these exposures represent an alarming public health problem that merits immediate, increased attention.

A new report from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) examines the link between work-related psychosocial hazards and adverse effects and provides six crucial societal actions needed to address this pressing problem.
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