Phil La Duke – Safety Expert, Speaker, Blogger, Author, and Provocateur

Safety Censorship

Accidents

One of our guest Authors, Phil La Duke was unceremoniously dumped from a LinkedIn Forum (and Aussie one!) for daring to publish this article. It is heavy duty and provocative but one needs to look beyond taking it personally or getting offended (I would be concerned if I was offended by this) and at the [...]

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When is Safe Safe Enough

Phil LaDuke

Latest from Phil LaDuke – more here When is Safe Safe Enough? from Phil LaDuke’s Blog As is frequently the case, last week one of the editors of one of the premier safety public reached out to me (as well as a lot of other top safety professionals) to ask a question that he hoped [...]

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Phil La Duke To Deliver Two Presentations

Phil LaDuke

Our Guest Blogger Phil La Duke To Deliver Two Presentations at the 2012 Michigan Safety Conference The acclaimed blogger, writer, speaker and safety expert to speak at the April event. SEE HIS BLOGS HERE PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 18, 2012 – (Monroe, MI) Rockford Greene International announced today that internationally respected author and speaker, [...]

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The Safety Generalist

Phil LaDuke

The Safety Generalist Latest article by from Phil La Duke from his regular column in fabricating and metalworking online magazine. Phil is starting a series of articles that take a look at the various safety specialties. He starts with the Safety Generalist. We publish his other provocative articles HERE More of his Fabricating and metalworking [...]

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Success Is All About How You Show Up

Phil LaDuke

Following a torrent of abuse from some recent articles which touched a nerve and hit a tad too close to home for some, Phil and I have been lying low!. Til’ now….here is the latest exclusive from Phil La Duke. We publish his other provocative articles HERE and I highly recommend his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/. I’m [...]

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Why I Pick On Safety Professionals

Phil LaDuke

Why I continue to Pick On Safety Professionals. By Phil La Duke from his blog http://philladuke.wordpress.com/ Whenever I post a blog entry or submit a guest blog entry the cries of injustice ring out.  “Why does he always pick on the safety professional? Doesn’t he know how hard we work? How under-valued we are? How [...]

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Effective Hazard Management

Hazard Control

One of the best and most succinct intros to effective hazard management that I have come across. Written by Phil La Duke – see more of his articles here: Phil LaDuke Effective Hazard Management: The First Step To A Safer Work Place By Phil La Duke from his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/effective-hazard-management-the-first-step-to-a-safer-work-place/  Those of you who’ve just [...]

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La Duke’s 14 Points for Safety

Phil LaDuke

La Duke’s 14 Points for Safety Since my meeting with the great man W. Edward Deming just before he passed away and my experience and success with applying the principles of TQM to all aspects of running a business, it has always struck me as odd that Safety People don’t adopt the same philosophies??? Phil [...]

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Safety Censorship

Phil LaDuke

Safety Censorship One of our guest authors has found himself the victim of “safety censorship”. His articles have proven to be provocative yet extremely thought provoking and usually aimed at the very people who would try to argue with him or, in this case, shut him down. For the most case, the readers of this [...]

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Oh Would You PLEASE Shut the @#$& Up?

Phil LaDuke

You loved his last article (well most of you did except the ones it was aimed at!) here is the latest exclusive from Phil La Duke. We publish his other provocative articles HERE and I highly recommend his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/. I’m just the messenger! ENJOY! Oh Would You PLEASE Shut the @#$& Up? I’d like [...]

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Jargon Killed the Astronauts

Phil LaDuke

Phil LaDuke joins our panel of renown and highly respected safety writers including, Dr Rob Long, Bill Sims Jr and George Robotham. Everyone has enjoyed his previous articles (HERE). This is Phil’s latest article and provided exclusively to us. It is a much more sombre and less provocative than his previous work but one that [...]

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Arrogant Safety Professionals Take Note!

Behaviour Based Safety

I always have a chuckle when safety people try to make out they are so clever and above everyone else by putting all these stupid letters after their names. Blokes on site have a great time making up derogatory interpretations of those acronyms – particularly juicy letters like F, W, C, S & P (did [...]

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Safety Professionals Prepare for an Uncertain Future

Behaviour Based Safety

PREPARING FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE: WHAT TOMORROW’S SAFETY PROFESSIONAL SHOULD BE STUDYING TODAY Recent Article published by By Phil La Duke on the Fabricating and Metalworking Website. We will be publishing more of Phil’s insightful articles, in the near future, HERE. In a dynamic business environment, the decisions one makes today can have a profound [...]

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