https://cathyspigarelli.com/Recent content on Cathy SpigarelliHugoen-usWed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://cathyspigarelli.com/post/2023-12-13-in-an-instant/Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://cathyspigarelli.com/post/2023-12-13-in-an-instant/<p>I thought I had a sinus infection. I thought I would be walking out of the appointment with prescription in hand. I thought way wrong.</p> <p>I stood paralyzed, body and mind. Wondering. Searching for something, anything that made sense. This was not like in the movies - no supportive family accompanying the patient to the &ldquo;delivery of bad news&rdquo; appointment; no one to tell me it would be okay; and no one to wrap their arms around me in reassurance.</p>https://cathyspigarelli.com/post/2020-05-22-hierarchy-of-controls-covid/Fri, 22 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://cathyspigarelli.com/post/2020-05-22-hierarchy-of-controls-covid/<blockquote> <p>As appearing in Professional Safety Journal and <a href="https://assp.org">assp.org</a>. May 2020.</p> </blockquote> <p>Like many safety professionals, I tend to view the world through the lens of OSH concepts. I am proud of my keen and constant eye, but my kids have a different opinion of this skill. According to my children, the day I informed the golf course of a deep, uncovered hole on the putting green, they were terribly embarrassed.</p> <p>Even worse was the day I surprised a store owner with information that an employee was improperly using a ladder on the grounds. And, apparently, I was &ldquo;exhausting&rdquo; during a recent trip abroad, pointing out every safety concern observed. &ldquo;Stop, Mom!&rdquo; they pleaded, to which I said, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t help it.&rdquo;</p>