How the Farmington Mine Disaster Became a SIF Leadership Lesson
A narrative case on the 1968 Farmington No. 9 mine disaster, showing how safety leaders can convert catastrophic memory into SIF controls.
Safety Walk vs Gemba Walk vs Management Review: Which Leadership Routine Fits
Compare safety walks, Gemba walks, and management reviews so EHS and operations leaders choose the right routine for field risk, work-system insight, or governance.
Mental Health First Aid: 5 Failures That Hide Risk
Mental health first aid helps only when it triggers workload, escalation, return-to-work, and psychosocial risk controls.
Regional EHS Manager in 90 Days: Control Plan
A 90-day control plan for regional EHS managers who need to align sites, clarify ownership, and govern serious-risk exposure.
Walking-Working Surfaces Explained: 5 Conditions
Walking-working surfaces become safety controls when supervisors separate contamination, damage, obstruction, traffic interfaces, and transitions.
How to Inspect Compressed Air Safety in 30 Minutes
A 30-minute compressed air safety inspection helps supervisors verify pressure, chip guarding, hose condition, PPE, and isolation before routine use drifts.
Recordable Injury Rate: 6 Traps for EHS Managers
Recordable injury rate helps with compliance, but it misleads EHS managers when it replaces severity, exposure, and field control evidence today.
How to Inspect a Forklift Battery Charging Area in 30 Minutes
Run a 30-minute forklift battery charging area inspection that checks designation, ventilation, spill response, ignition control, truck damage, traffic flow, and repair closure.
How to Run a Workload Risk Triage in 14 Days
A 14-day psychosocial risk triage for EHS, HR, and operations leaders who need to separate normal pressure from workload conditions that need control.
Speak-Up Triage: How to Route Concerns in 24 Hours
Build a 24-hour speak-up triage flow that routes safety concerns by risk, owner, evidence, and reporter protection before workforce trust erodes.
Stories that help you read the signals.
Talks, consulting and masterclasses from someone who led EHS in Fortune 500 operations.