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By S. S. Suarez Competency is the ability to do a job properly. To a safety officer, it takes not only skills and experience but it is also a combination of emotional intelligence and maturity. It behooves the safety officer to learn not only the basic and advanced skills but also must develop a
By S. S. Suarez In the early stages of this blog, I wrote about the 10 characteristics of a safety officer. It elicited different responses from the readers. Many tend to proffer the idea that the intangible traits are more important than skills. On the other hand, others think that technical
By S. S. Suarez Call it serendipity. I happened to bump into two modern day heroes in a span of one month. They are Nathaniel “Mang Tani” Cruz and former Isabela Gov. Grace Padaca, part of the famous troika of the late Sec. Jesse Robredo and former Pampanga Gov. Among Panlilio, advocates of good
By S. S. Suarez When I started writing this blog, I said that safety can be fun. American writer Dale Carnegie once said, “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” Promoting safety poses unique challenges for the safety officer. Indeed, most workers don’t want to sit
By S. S. Suarez It was disheartening to learn about the four workers who died last week while cleaning a septic tank in Ali Mall, Cubao, Quezon City. News reports have identified the four victims as Romy Suarez, Rommel Suarez, Rodel Suarez and Martin Almeda. They are related by consanguinity. The
by R.M. Tubelonia I first came across the term in my brief sojourn in the USA early last year. Still don’t know who or what organization coined the word but from my readings, it seems to have become a buzzword in 2008. Steve Jobs, John Medina, Nancy Duarte, and Garr Reynolds, to name only a few,
CARMONA, CAVITE, 1 September 2012 - People360 Consulting Corporation announces today the establishment of its extension office in Carmona, Cavite to serve the occupational safety and health needs of establishments in the various industrial and special economic zones of Laguna and Cavite. “This
By S. S. Suarez What’s the difference between inspection and audit? Are they the same banana? Or are we talking about apples and oranges? Some safety officers I know seem to have mistaken one for the other. Others think that inspection is part of audit or vice versa. I know some safety officers
By S.S. Suarez “What are the characteristics of a good safety engineer/officer?” I came across this question while I was visiting the Facebook page of the Safety Officer and Practitioners Group. Actually, I was also asked this question many times over during my safety lectures. Once I posed the
