Nick Goodell
Improvement Leader, PSC. Nick has 15+ years of experience in insurance, risk management, and safety software.
Recent Posts
Make or Break Your Bottom Line With Safety
by Nick Goodell | March 20, 2019 | effective safety professional, Safety and Health, safety program, safety barriers, safety & productivity, Safety and the bottom line
In 2017, the estimated cost of a medically consulted injury was $39,000 and $1,150,000 in direct costs per death[1] .- That year, on average, more than fourteen workers were killed every day[2]. These very real statistics illustrate the direct financial costs of regulatory fines, workplace ...
Fix The Employment Problem With Workplace Safety Solutions
by Nick Goodell | February 14, 2018 | culture, safety culture
Introduction The trends are unmistakable - our changing demographics underscore that workplace safety solutions have never been more important as a tool to attract, maintain, and retain productive teams. The generational gaps in the workforce are widening and the ethnic, economic and gender profile ...
Why Your Methods of Gathering Safety Inspection Data Aren't Working
by Nick Goodell | November 15, 2017
You began with the best intentions and celebrated an early success. The company never had a Safety Inspection program before – but as the Health and Safety leader you managed to find the resources, influence executive support and start one. After the first year the results were obvious – half the ...
Safety Observations, Safety Prediction and the Ohio State Fair Tragedy
by Nick Goodell | August 04, 2017 | SafetyCary, General
The recent Ohio State Fair ride collapse is still being investigated but the tragedy reminds us of two important key concepts in your approach to safety observations - Risk can be difficult to manage and it is critical to document the work you are doing.
3 Ways to use Safety Management Software to prepare for OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Rule
by Nick Goodell | July 21, 2017 | SafetyCary, General
According to OSHA, more than 840,000 construction workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica levels that exceed the new permissible exposure limit (PEL). To save an estimated 600 lives annually and prevent 900 new cases of silicosis each year a new rule was scheduled to go into effect to ...