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They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery, right? A friend of mine recently noted that if you search for "spoggles" on Google, my blog post from April 23, 2013 was one of the first things to pop up. This was a very exciting thing - I thought I would test it out today. Imagine my surprise when a FlexiCrew blog post  from August 27, 2013 popped up as the first item on Google.  Me: "Dang, I'm not the first one anymore! Let's see what they have to say. I'll bet mine is better! Mine has cartoons !" I clicked on their post and immediately realized most of the post was very familiar, because I wrote it last year . I almost always cite my sources or link to original works when "borrowing" material from other blogs or websites. I guess it's silly of me to expect the same effort from other bloggers. See below for the most obvious examples. Theirs: So, for those of you not in the environmental health and safety field, Spoggles is an ...

I�ve recently binge-watched BBC's " Sherlock " and got to thinking about body language and how to improve my observational skills. More specifically, I wanted to evaluate my body language when someone comes into my office or approaches me after a meeting � usually to ask for help with a safety issue. Does my body language communicate how I feel? Do people feel they can approach me with safety concerns without fear of reprimand or dismissal? Or do they feel I�m too busy/stressed for their particular question? I set up a task list of things to work into my repertoire when engaging with coworkers and upper management about safety, adapted in part from WikiHow : Smile Open Up Use Your Eyes Smile Why smile? An article in Forbes on � The Untapped Power of Smiling � discusses a few benefits of a smile in defusing tense situations and connecting with others. A smile has the same meaning in many different societies . It is hard to frown and stay unhappy or stressed when interactin...