Tick-borne illnesses are a significant and growing occupational hazard that is preventable with exposures that can lead to serious health consequences for outdoor workers, including Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus. Dense vegetation and abundant wildlife populations create ideal conditions for ticks—particularly the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), commonly known Read more…
In strict grammatical terms, according to Merriam-Webster, “safety” is actually a noun. A noun is a word that refers to a thing, an individual or a concept. However, treating Safety as a noun in the workplace can be a dangerous mistake. To say “Safety is a Verb” is to argue Read more…
As a Safety Professional, do you ever wonder if what you do or say really makes any difference in workplace safety? Does it seem that on a day-to-day basis you aren’t making the progress you want or that you expect to? Do you ever think that safety in the workplace Read more…
This is the third part in the 3-part series. This third part was due to be published this past September however got delayed in creating and publication. In the first part in the series published August 06, 2025, on the RJR Safety Inc website, a basic understanding of datasets and Read more…
Now that we have a basic understanding of datasets and open and closed AI (see article published August 06, 2025, on the RJR Safety Inc website) , let’s look at how AI is transforming occupational safety. Safety professionals tasked with protecting workers, ensuring compliance, and fostering a culture of safety, Read more…
After attending a few concurrent sessions during the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Safety 2025 in July on artificial intelligence (AI) and how the safety profession is using AI or can use AI as well as talking with fellow Safety Professionals that are in different stages of learning about Read more…
Over the past few years, I have spent a significant amount of time on construction sites and, by the design of the job, have had a significant amount of time to interact with and talk with construction workers, Foremen and Superintendents. I have noticed that Safety Professionals and construction workers Read more…
Attitude is how a person thinks and feels about a situation. It is the perspective with which a person views a situation. Attitude drives how a person will react to a situation or if a person will take proactive actions in anticipation of a situation. Attitude is completely controlled by Read more…
Workers need to be thinking about their safety and the safety of their coworkers throughout the workday or shift not just for the few minutes at the morning gathering to briefly discuss the JSA and sign it before starting the work of the day. Ask any worker and they will Read more…
The Experience Modification Rate (EMR), also known as the Experience Modifier or E-Mod, is an extremely important factor in workers’ compensation insurance. The EMR is used to adjust an employer’s premium based on their claim history compared to others in the same industry. Other factors are figured into the EMR Read more…