Safety
Collaboration
For many years, I have been instructing OSHA safety for Greenville Technical College (GvlTec). After attending the Hazardous Waste Operations Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) course sponsored by the National Partnership Environmental Technology Education (PETE) in Davenport, Iowa in 2019, GvlTec used me for HAZWOPER training as well. Toward the end of 2019, our company earned distinction …
A sense of urgency is vital in safety culture -Our Message-
To create a strong company culture of safety with a sense of urgency, you must think about what you say and how you say it. Once again, we must strike a balance between being perceived as overreacting or indifferent. Our message needs to reflect recognition when things are moving in a positive direction and when …
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Hazwoper Training
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Hazwoper) is a training I have been fine tuning for the last several years. One of my pet peeves is death by PowerPoint. I hate boring training. I cannot stand sitting in a dull class and I especially cannot bear to see my students looking aloof. To teach Hazwoper, …
8A Certification Plans
In 2020 we had a goal to become an 8A certified minority business. Sadly, a confluence of events prevented that from happening. Now we are in 2021 and its time for a do over. For some time, we are certified by South Carolina Small and Minority Business Contracting and Certification which helped to foster the …
A sense of urgency is vital in safety culture -Our Reaction-
As I mentioned earlier, it is difficult to create a strong safety culture when leaders don’t see anything wrong. We must find a balance and how we react to different safety situations. If company leaders perceive us as overreacting, they will continue to believe that they are perfectly fine in their opinion. However, if we …
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If I build it, they will come!
If there is one thing that 2020 taught me, is that those who, do not adapt to change do not survive. From the time I started my business I was always observed the direction of the winds. Looking for opportunities and refocusing and reinventing as often as I can. Never have I been a fan …
2021-9 Tornado Follow Up
As many of you are aware, I spent last year trying to rebuild from a devastating tornado that nearly destroyed my home. I had to manage this while also trying to keep my business alive through what I believe was the history making pandemic of our lifetime. Check out this blog if you want all …
A sense of urgency is vital in safety culture -The Heart
As the previous blog introduced, a sense of urgency is important when creating a powerful safety culture. However, that sense of urgency must be real, not made up. People need to feel motivated to act safely. It begins with a feeling; motivation comes from the heart. So why not begin by sharing your safety vision. …
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No More Transporting
One of the most agonizing decisions I had to take in 2020 was to discontinue providing transport services. When we incorporated in 2007, our clients were mostly language service companies that catered to workers’ compensation (WC) insurance companies. Also, we provided direct language services to a few WC carriers. Since we were compensated for interpreting …
