Safety Committee Responsibilities, Benefits and 5 Mistakes to Avoid In many jurisdictions, workplace safety committees are required by law. In others, they are not. Either way, a well-run safety committee can be a valuable business management tool. At its best, the committee acts as an internal monitor of your safety management system. It gives management another set of eyes and …

The 5 Why’s of Incident Investigation: Did We Just Fire the Cat? Monday morning, someone walks into the shop lunchroom and discovers that a cat has eaten the butter off the table. Obviously, we have a cat problem.  Or do we?  Why did the cat eat the butter? Because the cat got into the lunchroom.  Why did the cat get …