Blog: The Signal

The Signal is Novara’s daily read on operational risk — featuring original reporting, product notes, and best practices from the field. Created for the people who’d rather prevent an incident than report one.

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  • EHS Software, Operational Risk Management, Safety Culture, Workforce Safety

Operational Risk Management in Hazardous Industries

Protect your workforce and bottom line. Learn the four steps of effective ORM—and how to build a program that prevents incidents before they happen.

  • Toby Graham
Woman Reviews Compliance Data On Dual Screens For Operational Risk Management Tasks.
  • EHS Software, Operational Risk Management, Safety Culture, Workforce Safety

Operational Risk Management in Hazardous Industries

Protect your workforce and bottom line. Learn the four steps of effective ORM—and how to build a program that prevents incidents before they happen.

  • Toby Graham

Featured Articles

Extreme Heat: A Safety Manager’s Guide - KPA
  • Editor's Pick, Extreme Weather, Heat Illness

Extreme Heat: A Safety Manager’s Guide

Keep your employees safe during extreme heat by following the three Ps. Learn about heat illness prevention and extreme heat safety.

  • Toby Graham
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Progress on Paper, Persistent Hazards on the Front Line: Reading the Latest BLS Injury Report

Progress on Paper, Persistent Hazards on the Floor: What the Latest BLS Injury Data Means for Manufacturing, Construction & Industrial EHS Teams.

How Silvi Materials Built a Mobile-First Safety Culture – With a Team of Four

How Silvi Materials' 4-person safety team manages 1,000 employees with mobile training — cutting injury rates 50% below the national average.

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Woman Reviews Compliance Data On Dual Screens For Operational Risk Management Tasks.
Operational Risk Management in Hazardous Industries
Your Safety Forms Were Built for Last Year’s Hazards
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The Inspection You Can’t See Coming
You Shouldn’t Have to Memorize the Entire Safety Handbook
July Safety Observances (1)
Sun, Safety, and Sustainability: Your Guide to July Safety Observances
How Gallo Mechanical Turned Paper Chaos into Safety Clarity
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You’re collecting the safety data. Is any of it changing how you operate?
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National Safety Month 2026 Week 4: Slips Trips and Falls

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Safety Culture Articles

Woman Reviews Compliance Data On Dual Screens For Operational Risk Management Tasks.
  • EHS Software, Operational Risk Management, Safety Culture, Workforce Safety

Operational Risk Management in Hazardous Industries

Protect your workforce and bottom line. Learn the four steps of effective ORM—and how to build a program that prevents incidents before they happen.

  • Toby Graham
A worker in a high-visibility jacket, following strict safety programs, guides a large red metal object being lifted by a crane inside an industrial facility.

Why EHS Programs Stall: The Real Reason Safety Programs Lose Momentum

When a safety program loses momentum — low completion rates, unresolved findings, inconsistency across sites — the instinct is to look at the people. The real answer is almost always the system.

Building Safety Culture in the Manufacturing Sector with Haleyanne Freedman

21 Great Topics to Cover at Your Next Safety Meeting

When Work Hours Double, Does Your Safety Program Keep Up? One Contractor’s Playbook for Scaling Without Sacrificing

From Paper to Digital: How EHS Technology Builds Effective Safety Culture

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Reporting Articles

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  • Measurement, Reporting

How Data-Driven Decision-Making can Advance Safety Programs with Caroline Miller

In this episode, Caroline Miller, a Novara solutions engineer, discusses how to strengthen safety programs by pairing seasoned expertise with data collection and analysis.

  • Toby Graham
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What are SIFs and PSIFs: 3 Tips for Preventing Serious Injuries at Work

Learn about Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) and Potential Serious Injury and Fatality (PSIF) prevention in the workplace. Discover three helpful tips.

Stop Doing the Wrong Inspections: How Colby Used Data to Cut Incidents 25%

Three Best Practices for Using Data to Improve Safety

5 Data Resolutions Every Safety Professional Should Make (That You’ll Actually Keep)

Breaking the Reactive Cycle: A Safety Leader’s Guide to 2026 Planning

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Training Articles

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  • Training

3 Ways Workforce Training Needs to Catch Up With How People Actually Learn

Learn some cool brain science and a few surprising truths behind the kind of workforce compliance training that truly sticks and resonates with employees.

  • Toby Graham
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Here’s a SMART Way to Approach Safety Training

It’s not enough to simply say “We’re going to improve safety training.” If only it were that quick and easy! That’s where SMART goals come in.

21 Great Topics to Cover at Your Next Safety Meeting

Stop Training, Start Engaging: How Micro-Learning Transforms Safety Culture

From Paper to Platform: A Safety Director’s Guide to Training Transformation

The Science of Effective Safety Training: Best Practices for Reaching Frontline Workers

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Customer Connections Articles

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  • Customer Connections, Customer Story, Game Changers, Heat Illness

How Gallo Mechanical Built a Heat Illness Prevention Program That Actually Works in the Field

Heat safety at scale: How Gallo Mechanical built a proactive Heat Illness Prevention program to protect workers, improve visibility, and boost safety culture.

  • Toby Graham
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The Business Case for Safety with Silvi Materials’ Colby Ankeney

In this episode of The Safety Meeting from Novara, we speak with Colby Ankeney, Director of Heath, Safety and Environment at Silvi Materials, about earning leadership buy-in by treating safety as a core leg of the business.

Got Young Workers? Here’s How Novara Customers Teach Them to Be Safe

How Silvi Materials Built a Mobile-First Safety Culture – With a Team of Four

The Hidden ROI of Safety Done Right: How Monterey Mechanical Turned a Culture Shift Into a Business Advantage

The Reporting Gap: How One Contractor Turned Reluctant Workers into Safety Champions

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OSHA Articles

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  • Heat Illness, OSHA, Summer Safety

The Inspection You Can’t See Coming

OSHA's revised Heat NEP triggers inspections on a weather forecast alone. Wildfire smoke still has no federal rule. Here's what to do now.

  • Toby Graham
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What are SIFs and PSIFs: 3 Tips for Preventing Serious Injuries at Work

Learn about Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) and Potential Serious Injury and Fatality (PSIF) prevention in the workplace. Discover three helpful tips.

A Look at Federal and State Safety Regulations in 2026 with Zach Pucillo

OSHA Reporting Deadlines Are Coming Up: Here’s What You Need to Know

2025 OSHA Year-End Reporting with Amanda Rawls

OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Violations of 2025

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EHS Software Articles

Woman Reviews Compliance Data On Dual Screens For Operational Risk Management Tasks.
  • EHS Software, Operational Risk Management, Safety Culture, Workforce Safety

Operational Risk Management in Hazardous Industries

Protect your workforce and bottom line. Learn the four steps of effective ORM—and how to build a program that prevents incidents before they happen.

  • Toby Graham

Your Safety Forms Were Built for Last Year’s Hazards

A form built six months ago reflects six-month-old risks. And that's a problem. Risk assessments need to reflect the work being done now, not the work that was planned back when the form was created.

Why EHS Programs Stall: The Real Reason Safety Programs Lose Momentum

The 75% Problem: Why Most Safety Programs Are Stuck Between Paper and Digital

From Paper to Digital: How EHS Technology Builds Effective Safety Culture

“But We’ve Always Done It This Way”: Your Playbook for Winning Budget Approval

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Going Digital Articles

EHS Technology Builds Effective Safety Culture - KPA
  • Customer Connections, EHS Software, Going Digital, Infographic, Safety Culture

From Paper to Digital: How EHS Technology Builds Effective Safety Culture

Discover how transitioning from paper-based to digital EHS technology builds stronger safety culture. Get implementation tips from real customers.

  • Toby Graham
Factory worker using application on mobile smartphone to operate automation for modern trade. Checking order in large warehouse. Import and export the shipping cargo.

From Paper to Platform: A Safety Director’s Guide to Training Transformation

Learn how safety directors can transform training programs by switching from manual processes to digital platforms for better engagement and compliance.

Are You Making These 5 Expensive Mistakes with Your Safety Program?

Making the Business Case for Digital Safety: 5 Winning Arguments

How to Launch EHS Software Successfully: Your Digital Safety Foundation

Stop Managing Safety in Spreadsheets: The $250K Problem With Manual EHS Processes

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Regulatory Update Articles

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  • EPA, OSHA, Regs, Regulatory Update, State Regulations

A Look at Federal and State Safety Regulations in 2026 with Zach Pucillo

In this episode of The Safety Meeting, we kick off 2026 with our annual regulatory outlook with Zach Pucillo, EHS Regulatory Compliance Manager at KPA.

  • Toby Graham
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2025 Minimum Wage Changes and Increases

Novara has been tracking state and local minimum wage changes and increases HR professionals need to know. Here is a roundup of changes starting January 1, 2023.

Rethinking Regulation: The End of Chevron Deference and Its Impact on Workplace Safety

Mid-Year Regulations Review – an Interview with Zach Pucillo

New Guidance Expands OSHA’s Instance-by-Instance Citations

Ohio Manager Training Requirements Due by June 30

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ROI Articles

  • Original Research, ROI, Simplicity Imperative

The Hidden Cost of Complexity: What Safety Software Is Really Costing Your Organization

39% of safety leaders say cost is their top software concern. But the real expense isn’t the price tag—it’s the platform nobody uses. See the data.

  • Toby Graham

The Hidden ROI of Safety Done Right: How Monterey Mechanical Turned a Culture Shift Into a Business Advantage

How Monterey Mechanical cut recordable injuries to zero, reduced admin burden, and proved safety investment delivers real operational ROI.

Stop Asking for Budget: How to Build an Unbeatable Business Case for EHS Software

“But We’ve Always Done It This Way”: Your Playbook for Winning Budget Approval

Leading Indicators That Move the C-Suite: Speaking Their Language

Three Not So Hidden Costs of Unsafe Job Sites

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Safety Observances Articles

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  • Safety Observances

Sun, Safety, and Sustainability: Your Guide to July Safety Observances

Explore key July 2026 Safety Observances: UV protection, plastic-free day, and more. Stay informed and safe with essential guides and tips for July.

  • Toby Graham
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Diving Into Summer Safety: A Guide to June Safety Observances

Explore key June 2026 Safety Observances, from CPR/AED Awareness to National Safety Month, and boost the safety culture in your workplace.

May the Safety Be With You: A Galactic Guide to May’s Safety Observances

April Safety Observances: Tips and Resources for a Safe Month

March Safety Observances: 6 Important Safety Reminders for the Workplace

February Safety Observances: Slogging Through for a Safer Workplace

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