Connected Safety: Wearable Technology and AI to Play Important Roles in Worker Safety

“Don’t be afraid of all of these new technologies and artificial intelligence,” said Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. “Learn about them...make them yours so you can guarantee a bright future for safety and health and a bright future for yourself.”

Dr. Howard was one of the three distinguished panelists for “Tech Trends: The Rapidly Changing World of Safety” session at the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Safety 2020 conference that was held virtually from June 23 to 25. Over the three days, a number of timely sessions were held covering a range of safety topics including pandemic planning, calculating safety risks, and in this case, how technology can enhance a company’s efforts to protect its workers while improving performance.

According to the experienced panel…

Remote Work: Why Conflict Can Be Problematic and How to Handle it Remotely

Most of the US workforce is currently working from home due to COVID-19. The transition from office to home has been smoother for some organizations than others. However, each industry has faced its own unique challenges along the way. One obstacle that all organizations share is the issue of handling conflict remotely. While disagreement is often a sign of a passionate team, the conflict must be productive and not deconstructive or hurtful. This article will identify techniques to handle and resolve conflict remotely.

Communicating Remotely is Not Always Easy

Small disagreements occur in the office quite regularly – in the lunchroom, by the coffee maker, or going down the elevator. However, most conflicts amongst employees can be effectively resolved in person and moved on from. In general, body language, eye contact, posture, and tone play significant roles in communication and are especially critical when it comes to conflict resolution. Perhaps the most

The "New Normal": Working Remote or From Home With Kids

Parents: new to working from home with kids? Apply these to run a smooth operation

Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has its own unique challenges – setting up a home office, staying in touch with my colleagues and manager, as well as staying focused in a less-structured environment. But throw children into the mix and the situation becomes even more challenging and to put it nicely, more interesting. We look back in 2017 when Professor Robert Kelly became an internet sensation while on his BBC News interview from home was crashed by his young children, causing the video to go

How To Keep Remote Employees Engaged?

The informal (and sometimes impersonal) nature of managing a remote team of employees can have negative impacts on employee engagement and overall job satisfaction. As much of the US workforce is currently working from home due to COVID-19, it’s essential that companies consider best practices for fostering team engagement. This article will cover how to best engage remote employees by identifying key topics of conversation and questions to ask your remote workforce. 

Ask Employees About Individual Gains and Losses

It’s natural for humans to want to acknowledge their personal achievements and discuss job successes. Companies that employ a remote workforce must provide their team with a weekly opportunity to share what has gone right and what hasn’t. Conversing about

Is Contact Tracing the Right Tool for Your Company?

As the quarantine is slowly lifted, US citizens are coming out of hibernation to a new public life with new social practices including maintaining a physical distance of at least six feet, working from home when possible, avoiding large gatherings and leaving your home only to access essential services like groceries and healthcare.

Contact Tracing’s Role in Public Safety

With this new phase comes a new strategy in the COVID-19 battle: contact tracing.

Never heard of it? You’re not the only one. But for decades, contact tracing has been used behind the pandemic battle scenes, an instrumental weapon against several deadly and debilitating communicable diseases including polio, smallpox, Ebola, and tuberculosis, protecting millions of lives around the world. How it works is that contact tracing identifies those who have been in contact with an infected person, tests them for infection and then treats them if needed, finding and isolating cases before it spreads.

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