... improving safety performance. By focusing on specific KSAs to accomplish a job, it allows the worker to demonstrate mastery of the targeted KSA before continuing with training. This provides insight as to where additional training or refresher training is necessary. - Competency-based training can help...

...Ted Schorn Key Takeaways - Lack of management support is often a reason for poor safety performance. - Precisely what executive managers need to do to foster excellent safety performance is seldom outlined. - The executive’s role, responsibility and contribution to plant safety performance...

...Russell Duren; Peter Ferguson; Thomas E. Kramer; David Thomas Key Takeaways - The American workforce has a disproportionate work-at-height fatality rate due to excessive reliance on ineffective control methods. - Safety professionals must influence a paradigm shift—a fundamental change in approach...

... more pervasive, a precise intensional definition is needed that allows people to unambiguously determine what is a serious injury and, perhaps more importantly, what is not serious. 1 9 2023 1 9 2023 1 9 2023 1 9 2023 Copyright 2023, American Society of Safety Professionals...

...Stephanie A. Walker; Daniel G. J. Kuchinka Key Takeaways - This article discusses safety climate including relevant research that provides scholarly as well as practical implications. - Authentic leadership is also discussed, including safety-related challenges and solutions and the impact...

...Rosa Antonia Carrillo Key Takeaways - This article presents evidence that the safety and health adviser’s role is in transition. There is backlash to the multiple demands on these professionals, ranging from technical to mental health responsibilities. OSH professionals feel overwhelmed with work...

...Bruce K. Lyon; Georgi Popov Key Takeaways - Ergonomic-related risks exist in most workplaces and can negatively affect safety and health, quality, efficiency and overall operational success. - While ANSI/ASSP Z590.3-2021, the prevention through design (PTD) standard, includes ergonomics and human...

...Earl Blair Key Takeaways - Making worker safety a keystone habit has the potential to build an organization’s culture while simultaneously reducing injuries and unwanted incidents. - Examining a significant case study from the past reveals the powerful impact of corporate habits on transforming...

...-documented risk and hazard assessment methodologies are a solid foundation for safety professionals to utilize to assist organizations with identifying and establishing the materiality of environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements. - Safety professionals are expertly positioned to assist...

...David J. Sarkus Key Takeaways - Little has been written about the specific aspects of servant leadership that improve an organization’s culture of safety and reduce undesirable events. One part of servant leadership—building community— holds promise in this regard. - A sense of community helps...

...Janet L. Della-Giustina; Daniel E. Della-Giustina From the Archives 1989 The safety profession continues to evolve as its practitioners adapt to the changing world of work and business, apply advancements in science and technology, and respond to world events. Yet, regardless of the era, safety...

...R.E. Gene Earnest From the Archives 2000 The safety profession continues to evolve as its practitioners adapt to the changing world of work and business, apply advancements in science and technology, and respond to world events. Yet, regardless of the era, safety professionals consistently...

...Joe Story; John Zey; Miaozong Wu; James A. Junkin; Cameron Sumlin; Justin Story Key Takeaways - Organization theories can help OSH professionals better identify and understand organizational issues that reduce safety program performance. - Such theoretical perspectives can also help OSH...

.... - A survey tool was used, and 240 facility professionals responded. The results provide a different perspective in terms of categorically looking at safety concerns during OM&R and the demographics of those who represent the industry. Two important findings: 65.8% of respondents made changes to address...

...Larry L. Hansen REPRINTED FROM OCTOBER 1995 The safety profession continues to evolve as its practitioners adapt to the changing world of work and business, apply advancements in science and technology, and respond to world events. Yet, regardless of the era, safety professionals consistently...

...Siddharth Bhandari; Matthew Hallowell; Caleb Scheve; James Upton; Wael M. Alruqi; Mike Quashne Key Takeaways - Safety-focused leadership engagements are important because, if performed well, they can convey company priorities, demonstrate care and reinforce positive safety culture. - A team of 11...

... management rescue team leadership skills that may not have been recognized or considered before taking on this task. FALL PROTECTION Peer-Reviewed PRLEASCNUNEING Safety Recommendations for Organizational Rescue Teams PBy Rick Argudin PROFESSIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS handle diffi-SARUN RODJANAUDOMWUTTIKUL/ISTOCK...

... purpose. - The article examines the key components of well-being and their implications, and makes the connection between well-being, safety, health and performance improvement. - Finally, the article addresses how to make this shift in a sustainable manner. Introducing micropractices provides the tools...

... of perceptions and realities of social work safety in South Carolina. - Results indicate that while many social workers are aware of policies and procedures and perhaps may understand proper safety protocol, this does not necessarily result in action in the field. The results also highlight potentially unsafe...

... 2021. American Society of Safety Professionals mentoring relationship da vinci professional safety formality health & medicine june 2021 responsibility hopwood knowledge management mentee mentor mentee relationship mentor trait availability personnel competence telemachus...