Mike Miles
Half-stallion, half-cyborg*, Mike found his way eastward after 24
lovely years in Denver. Mike enjoys living in the East Village of
Manhattan, rooting on his Colorado sports teams (Go Broncos!), wearing sandals in the winter, and home brewing beer. Previous to his role of Head of Social Strategy at SmartSign, Mike worked in the finance
industry. He's a critically acclaimed haikuist under the pen name,
Maiku. He can count to 10 in eight languages, including English,
Hebrew, Hungarian, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and Pig Latin.
His lofty life goals include learning how to fly fish, acquiring
proper pizza dough spinning technique, and figuring out how to
whistle. You can find him frequently smacking his head on ceilings,
door posts, and exit signs, (he's tall) or tweeting at @SmartSign.
*Editor's Note: Since cyborgs are technically half-robot and half-human, Mike's specific heritage is quarter-robot, quarter-human, and half-stallion.
Mike Miles's Latest Posts
Home ladder safety woes #HazardSpotting
#HazardSpotting is a community safety initiative that helps raise awareness about dangerous workplace safety violations. In our 17th edition, we’re examining home ladder safety in a dangerous icicle-removal scene in Boston. Up and down the northeast, temperatures are dipping into the negatives. Mother Nature has unleashed foot after foot of snow on cities across New England. We’d like to remind you […]
‘Tis the season for holiday safety! #HazardSpotting
#HazardSpotting is a community safety initiative that helps raise awareness about dangerous workplace safety violations. Our audience submits pictures, and we write an article with insight from featured safety professionals. In our sixteenth edition, we’re examining holiday safety in a dangerous holiday lighting set-up scene with guest insight from our friend, Frank Fox. We’re entering […]
Workplace safety success on social media
Here on the MySafetySign blog, we’ve discussed at length how to promote workplace health and safety systems, checks, and regulations, including our survey of EHS professionals. However, there’s another important realm of interaction that’s worth discussing. In this digital age, social networks are woven into the fabric of our daily lives, and it’s no different for […]
How many safety violations can you find in this construction site? #HazardSpotting
#HazardSpotting is a community safety initiative that helps raise awareness about dangerous workplace safety violations. Our audience submits pictures, and we write an article with insight from featured safety professionals. Our fourteenth installment is large-scale construction project. Along with our anonymous tipster, we welcome two construction safety experts, Max Everett and Brian Bennett, who conducted […]
Is management the biggest roadblock to safety?
Actions speak louder than words. Unfortunately, sometimes companies prefer to stash their safety programs in the filing cabinet rather than actively prioritizing it within their work operations. The buck is passed on to safety professionals, who are then counted on to carry out duties that exceed their authority. Resistant to change, management simply assumes that […]
Why should homebrewers worry about chemical safety?
Safety compliance in breweries has been questioned over the years, and is especially suspect as the craft brewing industry continues to forge ahead in membership and production. However, data shows that smaller enterprises, on average, don’t always have the same prudency as macrobreweries do when it comes to prioritizing a brewery safety culture.
What’s wrong with this compressed gas cylinder? #HazardSpotting
#HazardSpotting is a community safety initiative that helps raise awareness about dangerous workplace safety violations. Our audience submits pictures, and we write an article with insight from featured safety professionals. In our twelfth edition, we’re examining transportation and storage hazards of compressed gas cylinders with guest insight from Frank Fox. Some things you stumble upon […]
What’s wrong with this road construction site? #HazardSpotting
#HazardSpotting is a community safety initiative that helps raise awareness about dangerous workplace safety violations. Our readers submit photos, and we write a post with special guest insight from featured safety experts. This week we’re highlighting the road construction hazards in a street construction zone. At MySafetySign, we believe hazard awareness can build safer communities. […]
