Toolbox Talks: 5 questions to drive change
New year, new you! You let things slide a little over the holidays and now it’s time to buckle down and start improving your...
Toolbox Talks: Using safety as a tool or a weapon?
I’m no anthropologist, but I imagine our ancestors didn’t make much of a distinction between tools and weapons. Their available resources were limited so...
Houma service companies are adapting to a new offshore reality
What started as a hobby for Shane Thibodeaux had become a small business success story by 2014. His boat engine service company, Bow2Stern Services...
Toolbox Talks: Is it a present or a problem?
There’s an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where the main character, Larry David, gives Ted Danson a shirt as a present. Ted notices there...
Contractors must now evaluate and document crane operator readiness
There’s a certain vagueness in a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule that outlines requirements for crane operators, but one thing is clear:...
Danos launches virtual reality training and assessment program
Danos has launched a virtual reality competency assessment and training program for employees.
Program development began in late 2018, and full implementation will begin in...
Toolbox Talks: 15 tips for Thanksgiving turkey frying safety
According to the National Fire Protection Association: deep fryer fires cause an average of 5 deaths, 60 injuries, and more than $15 million in...
Toolbox Talks: Are you condoning risky behaviors?
Recently, I was in a workshop at a safety conference where the presenter was talking about how organizations can contribute to errors and accidents....
LSU study: Future ‘cloudy’ for global energy markets, strong in Gulf Coast
While several uncertainties cloud the future of global, national and regional energy markets, the near-term outlook for U.S. and Gulf Coast energy production continues...
Riding the Baton Rouge industrial construction employment lull
Across much of the country, a skilled craft labor shortage has construction firms—particularly those operating in the Dallas, Phoenix and Los Angeles areas—getting increasingly...
