Steve Hedden, CUSP

Are You Your Brother’s Keeper?

March 4, 2014 | Steve Hedden, CUSP

“I’m a big boy and I can take care of myself.” How many times have you heard this comment when observing and attempting to challenge risky behavior? Why do we hesitate to question someone else’s actions? And why don’t we listen to co-workers’ concerns? First, I believe we don’t want to deal with the confrontation, […]

Ergonomics for Lineworkers

August 19, 2013 | Steve Hedden, CUSP | Safety Management, Worksite Safety

I am not an ergonomics expert. I am, however, a former lineman now in my 50s, experiencing aches and pains from many years of working in the field. I became interested in how ergonomics – the field of study that fits the job to the worker rather than the worker to the job – could […]