Safety culture

SafeGuard Research Finds Strong Correlation Between Safety Culture and On-Site Accidents

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

SafeGuard's research found that a well-developed safety culture directly correlates to a decrease in the overall number of on-site accidents.

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  • SafeGuard's research found that a well-developed safety culture directly correlates to a decrease in the overall number of on-site accidents.
  • Although the definition of a 'safety culture' may vary from industry to industry, multiple studies have found strong correlations between safety culture and an array of positive results.
  • Safety Culture is associated with lower health risks, a more positive company image and reputation, higher rates of employee recruitment and retention and more.
  • This allows companies to utilize Safety-Issues reporting as a metric to measure Safety Culture in construction sites.

Perceptyx Receives Leapfrog Approval for Innovative Approach to Hospital Safety Culture Survey

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

TEMECULA, Calif., March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Employee listening leader Perceptyx announced today that Leapfrog Group – a premier health care industry safety and quality data publisher – has approved Perceptyx’s Safety Culture Survey for use in hospitals that want to achieve the highest safety and quality grades.

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  • TEMECULA, Calif., March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Employee listening leader Perceptyx announced today that Leapfrog Group – a premier health care industry safety and quality data publisher – has approved Perceptyx’s Safety Culture Survey for use in hospitals that want to achieve the highest safety and quality grades.
  • Perceptyx’s survey is an innovative approach to assessing and improving safety culture within healthcare organizations.
  • Perceptyx’s survey is faster and more actionable than alternatives, and draws on its product Dialogue to provide real-time ideation and voting for both frontline and administrative staff.
  • The survey is administered using Perceptyx’s People Insights Platform , enabling organizations to efficiently identify and prioritize the best actions to drive meaningful improvements in safety culture.

McCarthy Signs Enterprise Agreement with GoContractor to Digitize Subcontract Worker Onboarding

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has signed an enterprise agreement with leading onboarding solution, GoContractor, to help facilitate all of its craft and trade partner project onboarding.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has signed an enterprise agreement with leading onboarding solution, GoContractor, to help facilitate all of its craft and trade partner project onboarding.
  • McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has signed an enterprise agreement with leading onboarding solution, GoContractor.
  • GoContractor's onboarding and worker management platform creates safer projects, reduces the common risks associated with worker onboarding and management, and streamlines and standardizes the worker onboarding process.
  • "GoContractor is excited to partner with McCarthy to roll out our digitized worker onboarding solution across their workforce," said John Naughton, GoContractor CEO.

The EHS Daily Advisor announces the 2021 Safety Standout Award winners

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The EHS Daily Advisor announces six winners of its 2021 Safety Standout Awards for their innovations and dedication to safety culture, training, and more to ensure a safe and compliant workplace.

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  • BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The EHS Daily Advisor announces six winners of its 2021 Safety Standout Awards for their innovations and dedication to safety culture, training, and more to ensure a safe and compliant workplace.
  • "We are excited to celebrate our 2021 Safety Standout Award winners and honor their steadfast commitment to safety, especially in a year that was so unique and unprecedented," says Josh Zygmont, Content Director.
  • For information on how to be nominated for a future Safety Standout Award and to learn more about this year's winners, visit https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/safety-standout-awards/ .
  • The EHS Daily Advisor offers free webcasts, articles, and reports key environmental and safety topics and issues like chemicals, Electrical Safety, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Enforcement and Inspection, Safety Culture and Behavioral Safety, Training, EHS Career Trends/Certification, and more.

Minister of Transport releases statement launching public consultation to improve the safety culture within Canada's railway industry

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

"Today, Transport Canada launched a public consultation on the Let's Talk Transportation Web page to gauge views on improving the safety culture within Canada's rail industry.

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  • "Today, Transport Canada launched a public consultation on the Let's Talk Transportation Web page to gauge views on improving the safety culture within Canada's rail industry.
  • "Transport Canada is committed to taking the lead on developing a safety culture policy statement for the railway industry in response to a recommendation from the 2018Railway Safety Actreview, recognizing that safety culture improvements must be driven by railway companies with support by the department.
  • Transport Canada will work with the rail industry and other key stakeholders towards a final safety culture policy statement for the Canada's rail industry, which provides a framework to help railway companies understand and address the challenges involved in building a good safety culture.
  • "Public consultation is a key component in developing a robust culture policy statement for Canada's railway industry.

DarkPulse, Inc. Signs Teaming Agreement with Sursafe LLC to act as the Company’s Safety Support and Quality Assurance Auditors

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Monday, June 28, 2021

SurSafe has an unwavering commitment to an incident free workplace for the benefit of employees, customers, and community.

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  • SurSafe has an unwavering commitment to an incident free workplace for the benefit of employees, customers, and community.
  • Providing reliable and qualified safety professionals on any type of project is a process that requires a complete understanding of safety culture.
  • Utilizing the site specific safety plan SurSafe Management System, SMS1 is integrated with Primavera P6 or MS Project to ensure identification of all hazards applicable to the project.
  • The Companys technology excels when applied to live, dynamic critical infrastructure and structural monitoring, including pipeline monitoring, perimeter and structural surveillance, aircraft structural components and mining safety.

Positive Leadership WalkRounds improve health care worker well-being and safety culture

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interventions to decrease burnout in health care are urgently needed.

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  • OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interventions to decrease burnout in health care are urgently needed.
  • A new study in the July 2021 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS) evaluates the association between Positive Leadership WalkRounds (PosWR), and health care worker (HCW) well-being and organizational safety culture.
  • The study, Safety Culture and Workforce Well-Being Associations with Positive Leadership WalkRounds , was completed at Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, and involved senior leaders who were encouraged to conduct PosWR, an organizational practice in which leaders conduct rounds and ask staff about what is going well.
  • The researchers compared the responses about well-being and safety culture across quartiles of exposure to PosWR.

eDriving, a Solera Company, Expands Award-Winning Risk Management Program to Help Improve Powered Industrial Vehicle Safety

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

eDriving's Crash-Free Culture program will help organizations globally to manage these hazards, and more, using its proven methodology for driver/operator risk reduction.

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  • eDriving's Crash-Free Culture program will help organizations globally to manage these hazards, and more, using its proven methodology for driver/operator risk reduction.
  • The program includes:
    Safety Culture: Privacy Notice, Operator Pledge and Risk Foundation, to ensure knowledge and understanding of company policy, and operator performance criteria.
  • eDriving, a Solera company, revolutionized driver risk management with the introduction of the world's first defensive driving CD-ROM in the 1990s.
  • Through our five-stage, Crash-Free Culture risk reduction methodology, eDriving helps organizations embrace safety as a strategic imperative and build a company-wide culture of safety.

Nevada's Safety Consultation and Training Section Awards Maxton Manufacturing Company With Top Safety Honor

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Saturday, May 22, 2021

b'LAS VEGAS, May 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) of the State of Nevada\'s Division of Industrial Relations recently recognized Maxton Manufacturing Company for successful renewal of the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).

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  • b'LAS VEGAS, May 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) of the State of Nevada\'s Division of Industrial Relations recently recognized Maxton Manufacturing Company for successful renewal of the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
  • The company continues to prove its dedication to keeping its workplace and employees safe and healthy.\n"Maxton is committed to promoting and maintaining a long-term successful safety culture," said Kirk Muller, production manager at Maxton.
  • "\nMaxton is part of an elite group of businesses that have successfully entered the SHARP program by maintaining exemplary safety and health protocol.
  • "Maxton has worked hard for several years to ensure safety is a top priority in the company, and it shows when you look at the company\'s multiple SHARP certifications.

Steritech Presents Panda Express with the Fast Casual Excellence in Food Safety Award

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

"From heightened safety measures to menu, staff and operational changes these fast casual restaurants persevered, maintaining an unwavering commitment to an excellent food safety culture.

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  • "From heightened safety measures to menu, staff and operational changes these fast casual restaurants persevered, maintaining an unwavering commitment to an excellent food safety culture.
  • Following the nomination period, a third-party research and assessment firm measures the foundational food safety behaviors of each organization.
  • Operating thousands of locations, in multiple countries and a variety of settings, their commitment to food safety transcends cultural changes.
  • Standing out from the more than 45,000 Chinese restaurants in North America, Panda Express is recognized as an industry leader, earning them this year\'s top honors in the Excellence in Food Safety awards.\nChipotle\'s remarkable commitment to food safety starts with heightened food quality standards.