I was asked to join a team working on something called a job hazard analysis. What do I need to know?

First, congrats! The fact that you are being involved means that your skills and experience are being acknowledged. Now, a job hazard analysis is an important part of a safety and health program. Not every employer performs them. They aren’t explicitly mandated by OSHA in the U.S.A., but it’s really …

My shop lead says not to trust the safety guy because he’ll use incident investigation to get people fired. Is that true?

Sounds like your lead has been burned before, but this question gets at the heart of a misconception about what occupational safety is. I’ll start with this: the role of an occupational safety professional is to support and protect workers. We aren’t Human Resources or management, even if the “safety guy” …

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