Summary: A near miss is an unplanned event that caused no injury or damage but had clear potential to do so under slightly different conditions. Near miss reporting matters because these events expose weak controls, unsafe behaviors, and hidden hazards before they escalate into recordable injuries or fatalities. For EHS teams, treating near misses as […]
Safety Management
Keep it Seen, Keep it Safe: The Importance of Construction Safety Observations
Summary: Construction safety observations are structured site reviews that identify hazards, unsafe behaviors, and missing controls before they lead to injuries or citations. Effective construction safety observations help crews address recurring risks such as falls, struck-by hazards, PPE misuse, and unsafe equipment practices in real time. For construction safety leaders, they are a practical way […]
The HACCP Plan: How it Can Help Reduce Food Safety Risk
Summary: A HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) plan provides a systematic, preventive framework for identifying and controlling biological, chemical, and physical hazards throughout food production. For QA Managers and Quality Engineers overseeing food safety programs, implementing a robust HACCP plan reduces non-conformance rates, improves audit readiness under FDA and ISO 22000 requirements, and […]
Incident Reporting: A Key Component of an Effective Safety Management Program
Summary: Incident reporting is the formal process of documenting workplace incidents, injuries, near misses, and unsafe conditions so management can investigate causes and act on them. Strong incident reporting improves safety because it turns isolated events into usable data for trend analysis, corrective action, and prevention. For EHS teams, a reliable reporting system supports OSHA […]
Food Safety Handling: Taking a Bite Out of Operational Risk
Summary: Effective food safety handling requires comprehensive programs that address every stage of food production — from preparation and packaging to transportation — in compliance with FDA cGMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, and SQF standards. For QA Managers and Quality Engineers in food manufacturing, a structured food safety handling framework directly impacts audit completion rates, non-conformance […]
5 Tips to Improve Safety Observations and Reduce Workplace Risk
Summary: A safety observation is a structured review of how work is actually being performed so teams can identify safe behaviors, unsafe acts, and gaps in controls before an incident occurs. A strong safety observation program gives EHS managers real-time insight into frontline risk and creates a feedback loop for coaching, corrective action, and continuous […]
Toolbox Talks: A Great Tool to Improve Job Site Safety
Summary: A toolbox talk is a short pre-shift safety discussion that focuses workers on the hazards, controls, and safe behaviors tied to the day’s tasks. When done consistently, toolbox talks improve hazard awareness, encourage worker participation, and reinforce OSHA-aligned practices before work begins. For EHS and site leaders, this simple routine strengthens safety culture by […]
Certainty Software Webinar: Improving Safety in the Construction Industry
Summary: This construction safety webinar explores practical ways to reduce falls, improve worker engagement, and strengthen safety performance across active jobsites. Construction remains one of the highest-risk industries in North America, accounting for nearly 20% of all worker fatalities in the United States according to OSHA — with falls, struck-by incidents, electrocutions, and caught-in/between hazards […]
Safeguard Management: Preventive & Mitigative Safety Tool
Summary: A safeguard is any control, barrier, device, or procedure designed to prevent a hazardous event or reduce its consequences if it occurs. In practical safety management, safeguards work best as layered protections that interrupt failure pathways before they reach people, equipment, or the environment. For EHS leaders, defining and maintaining effective safeguards is central […]
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): What It Is and Why It Matters for Safety on Your Site
Summary: Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, is the last line of defense that reduces worker exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls cannot eliminate the risk. For construction safety leaders, an effective PPE program depends on hazard assessment, correct equipment selection, training, and enforcement, because PPE only improves workplace safety when workers have the […]
Essential Ingredient in Food Safety: Making the Most of GMP
Summary: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) form the regulatory foundation of food safety quality management, governing facilities maintenance, equipment design, sanitation controls, and record keeping under FDA oversight. For QA Managers and Quality Engineers in food production, good manufacturing practices compliance is a prerequisite for meeting broader quality frameworks including ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, and HACCP […]
The Pros and Cons of Behavior Based Safety
Summary: Behavior-Based Safety is a proactive safety method that uses observation and feedback to reduce the unsafe behaviors linked to workplace incidents. Its value is highest when BBS complements engineering controls, procedures, and leadership accountability rather than replacing them. For EHS managers, the key takeaway is that behavior-based safety can improve incident prevention and safety […]
The 5 Biggest Challenges When Building a Safety Observation Report (Solved)
Summary: A safety observation report is a structured record of unsafe conditions, unsafe behaviors, or near misses that allows organizations to start corrective action before an injury occurs. For EHS managers, the value of a safety observation report lies in making frontline risk visible, measurable, and actionable at scale, which strengthens OSHA compliance, supports ISO […]
How Certainty helped an award-winning grocer’s Covid-19 response
Summary: See how Longo’s used Certainty Software to strengthen its Pandemic Health and Safety Response across 36 stores during COVID-19. This case study shows how centralized inspections, faster corrective actions, and better reporting helped the grocer protect workers, maintain consistency, and respond quickly during a critical period. A Pandemic Health and Safety Response requires fast […]
St John’s Packaging Choose Certainty for Safety Inspections
Summary: Safety inspection software from Certainty helps St. John's Packaging record and analyze inspections across manufacturing centers, distribution fleets, and machinery, while supporting multilingual teams in French, English, and Spanish. Safety inspection software helps manufacturers maintain compliance across production facilities, distribution fleets, and equipment. St. John's Packaging, an international flexible plastic packaging manufacturer, chose Certainty […]
