Shawn Macpherson

Recent Posts

How Inspection Checklists Help Identify Safety Scofflaws

Although many companies screen prospective employees for their attitude toward safety, provide adequate safety training, and offer rewards for safety performance, some employees will inevitably take...
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Topics: why inspect?, safety management, safety awareness, inspection checklists, workplace safety, inspection basics, inspection management, inspection best practices, inspections and profitability

Overcoming Change-Resistance When Implementing Audit/Inspection Software

To begin implementing audit/inspection software instead of conventional checklist books, you might need to overcome resistance within your organization. That’s because there are many reasons some...
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Topics: safety management, inspection software, inspection management, audit software, audit/inspection software

The Power of Safety Champions

Safety champions are crucial for engaging all employees in improving workplace safety and creating a safety culture. Here are some traits of workplace safety champions.
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Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, inspections and profitability

Why You Can’t Afford to Cut Safety Measures in Tight Economic Times

As the world wages war against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic through country-wide lockdowns, businesses are counting their costs with exasperation. The coronavirus has forced many companies to...
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Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, inspection management

Why You Can’t Afford to Cut Maintenance Spending in Tight Economic Times

In our fragile pandemic economy, every organization is struggling to do more with less by cutting costs, and a natural impulse is to make these cuts in non-revenue areas such as maintenance, safety,...
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How to Develop a Plan for Effective Workplace Inspections

Investing in workplace inspections is money well spent, By providing a detailed and critical examination of the workplace, inspections help to identify hazards for corrective actions that reduce...
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Topics: inspection checklists, inspection basics, inspection management, inspection best practices, inspections and profitability

Stressing About Getting Hurt at Work Ain’t Healthy

Stress from a traumatic event at work—or a too-high probability of such an event—can be as debilitating as a physical injury. This stress can affect employee productivity, not to mention every other...
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Topics: why inspect?, safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety, inspection management

Inspections Playing Vital Role in Fight Against COVID-19

Today more than ever, it's imperative for state agencies, organizations, and businesses to ensure their facilities are sufficiently prepared to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Therefore, thorough...
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Topics: safety management, safety awareness, workplace safety

How Often Should You Conduct Health and Safety Inspections?

Workplace inspections are planned walk-throughs of a specific location in the workplace. They’re used to examine several factors to prevent any possible injuries or illnesses.
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Topics: inspection best practices, facility audits, safety audits

How to Conduct Workplace Inspections

A consistent and effective approach to inspecting facilities, equipment, materials, processes, procedures, and buildings is necessary to prevent illnesses, injuries, and potential hazards
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Topics: why inspect?, inspection basics

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