by Joe Copeland | Mar 14, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
Why limit safe lifting training to the workplace? Good lifting habits are a lifestyle and have global impact. That is to say, the habits aren’t left at the workplace after the shift is over. At work, the employee benefits from the peer-trainer relationship. He or she...
by Joe Copeland | Feb 19, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
“Culture is a living thing, powered by, and kept up to date by the people who are encouraged to be, in a meaningful way, part of it.” Micah Taylor, Forbes Peggy, whom we quoted in an earlier post, said that her success is the product of 3 years of training, review,...
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by Joe Copeland | Feb 7, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
Let’s face it: there exists in most companies, an “us against them” mindset between operations and corporate levels. Which means that, if corporate hands down a safety training program, it won’t stick. Because the average worker will feel like the training is being...
by Joe Copeland | Jan 16, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
If the answer is “corporate,” or “the safety department,” chances are that any success you have is marginal – and temporary – at best. Peggy, the safety manager for a global automobile manufacturer, says, “If corporate owns it, it’s not sustainable. A safe...
by Joe Copeland | Jan 7, 2019 | PowerLift Blog
Let’s be really blunt: most safety training programs do not work. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 1 million workers suffer from back injuries on the job every year. Improper lifting techniques account for 3 out of 4 back injuries in the workplace....
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